Occupational hazards to the pregnant orthopaedic surgeon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 23, 2011, Pages e141(1)-

  Keene, Roxanne R ^a   Hillard Sembell, Diane C ^a   Robinson, Brooke S ^a   Novicoff, Wendy M ^b   Saleh, Khaled J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ZIDOVUDINE;

AWARENESS; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CANCER RISK; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGEON;

EID: 83455200000     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00061     Document Type: Review

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