Prevalence of orthopedic complaints among endourologists and their compliance with radiation safety measures

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1609-1613

  Elkoushy, Mohamed A ^a   Andonian, Sero ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR COMPLIANCE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; ENDOUROLOGIST; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; ORTHOPEDIC COMPLAINT; ORTHOPEDICS; PELVIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE DURATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SHIELD; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; THORAX; THYROID GLAND; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BONE DISEASES; GEOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; UROLOGY;

EID: 80053641917     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0109     Document Type: Article

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