Health complaints among nurses working near MRI scanners - A descriptive pilot study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 510-513

  Wilén, Jonna ^a   De Vocht, Frank ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Static magnetic field; Subjective symptoms; Transient effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NURSE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; STRATIFICATION; VERTIGO; WORKLOAD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 80053628280     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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