Shortcomings of study on dental x-rays and risk of meningioma

Cancer

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 464-465

  Calnon, William R ^a  

^a AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PUBLICATION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL;

EID: 84872055793     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27812     Document Type: Letter

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