Multicentre trial to introduce the Ottawa ankle rules for use of radiography in acute ankle injuries

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7005, 1995, Pages 594-

  Stiell, Ian ^a   Wells, George ^a   Laupacis, Andreas ^a   Brison, Robert ^b   Verbeek, Richard ^c   Vandemheen, Katherine ^a   Naylor, C David ^d  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

ANKLE INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029095971     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7005.594     Document Type: Article

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