Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 75-82 , September 2010

Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment

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 J.A.G. discloses a financial relationship with a company working on radiation protection systems. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

 This article was published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol 20, Klein, L.W., Miller, D.L., Balter, S., Laskey, W., Haines, D., Norbash, A., et al., “Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment,” pp. S278–S283, Copyright Society of Interventional Radiology (2009).

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doi: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2010.06.003

Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 75-82 , September 2010

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