Diagnosis of cervical spine injury in motor vehicle crash victims: How many X-rays are enough?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 392-397

  Macdonald, R L ^a   Schwartz, M L ^a   Mirich, D ^a   Sharkey, P W ^a   Nelson, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0025347104     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199030040-00004     Document Type: Article

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