Implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 827-832

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Mcknight, R Douglas ^a   Greenberg, Gary H ^a   Mcdowell, Ian ^a   Nair, Rama C ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Johns, Christine ^a   Worthington, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028268763     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510350037034     Document Type: Article

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