Occupational radiation exposure and pregnancy in orthopaedics

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-27

  Uzoigwe, C E ^a   Middleton, R G ^a,b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW;

FEMALE; FETUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 84855556949     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B1.27689     Document Type: Review

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