Radiation-associated lens opacities in catheterization personnel: Results of a survey and direct assessments

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-204

  Vano, Eliseo ^a,b   Kleiman, Norman J ^c   Duran, Ariel ^d   Romano Miller, Mariana ^e   Rehani, Madan M ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^c Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^d University Hospital   (Uruguay)

^e Inst Medico de Alla Complejidad   (Argentina)

^f INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CATARACT; CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SLIT LAMP; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84873176932     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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