The relationship between occupational radiation exposure and thyroid nodules

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 434-438

  Adibi, Atoosa ^a   Rezazade, Afshin ^a   Hovsepian, Silva ^b   Koohi, Razie ^a   Hosseini, Mohsen ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Occupational exposure; Radiation; Thyroid nodule; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CALCIFICATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 84862667961     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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