Assessing local patients' knowledge and awareness of radiation dose and risks associated with medical imaging: A questionnaire study

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-44

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

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

knowledge and awareness; patient; questionnaire study; radiation dose; radiological imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873360870     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02471.x     Document Type: Article

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