Occupationally Exposed: It Is Time to Protect Ourselves!

Paul N Fiorilli¹, Andrew M Goldsweig^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

Editorial

Paul N Fiorilli et al. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 21;2(3):100610.

doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100610. eCollection 2023 May-Jun.

Paul N Fiorilli¹, Andrew M Goldsweig^{2

3}

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

No abstract available

Keywords: occupational hazards; radiation protection; well-being.

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