Routine post-traumatic radiographic screening of midfacial injuries: Is one view sufficient?

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 311-313

  Sidebottom, A J ^a,d   Cornelius, P ^b   Allen, P E ^a   Cobby, M ^b   Rogers, S N ^c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING TEST; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029941481     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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