Interpretation by radiologists of orthopedic total joint radiographs: Is it necessary or cost-effective?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 393-396

  Naresh, K ^a   Nayak, K ^a   Rorabeck, Cecil H ^a   Bourne, Robert B ^a   Mulliken, Brian ^a   Robinson, Eric ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029813595     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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