Use of medical imaging procedures with ionizing radiation in children: A population-based study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 458-464

  Dorfman, Adam L ^a,b   Fazel, Reza ^d   Einstein, Andrew J ^e   Applegate, Kimberly E ^d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^f   Wang, Yongfei ^f   Christodoulou, Emmanuel ^b   Chen, Jersey ^f   Sanchez, Ramon ^b   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955558376     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.270     Document Type: Article

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