Performance of neuroradiologic examinations by nonradiologists

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 825-830

  Flanders, Adam E ^a   Flanders, Samuel J ^b   Friedman, David P ^a   Tartaglino, Lisa M ^a   Russell, Karen M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b American Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics, medical; Radiology and radiologists, socioeconomic issues

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030063559     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.3.8628878     Document Type: Article

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