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Paediatric CT scan usage and referrals of children to computed tomography in Germany-a cross-sectional survey of medical practice and awareness of radiation related health risks among physicians

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is a major source of ionizing radiation exposure in medical diagnostic. Compared to adults, children are supposed to be more susceptible to health risks related to radiation. The purpose of a cross-sectional survey among office-based physicians in Germany was the...

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Autores principales: Merzenich, Hiltrud, Krille, Lucian, Hammer, Gael, Kaiser, Melanie, Yamashita, Shunichi, Zeeb, Hajo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22364554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-47