A questionnaire study assessing local physicians, radiologists and interns' knowledge and practice pertaining to radiation exposure related to radiological imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Chun Sing, Wong ^a   Bingsheng, Huang ^a   Ho Kwan, Sin ^b   Wai Lam, Wong ^b   Ka Ling, Yiu ^b   Tiffany, Chu Yiu Ching ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Questionnaire study; Radiation exposure; Radiological imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84856956891     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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