A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 384-390

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Greenberg, Gary H ^a   McKnight, R Douglas ^a   Nair, Rama C ^b   McDowell, I ^b   Worthington, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle injury, radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026579458     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82656-3     Document Type: Article

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