Prevalence of thyroid disease in healthcare workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation at the University Hospital of Pisa;Prevalenza di patologie tiroidee negli operatori sanitari radioesposti dell'Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-282

  Pistelli, A ^a,b   Foddis, R ^a   Guglielmi, G ^b   Bonotti, A ^b   Cristaudo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURY; THYROID DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURIES; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84868306023     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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