Prospective validation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 611-615

  Stiell, Ian G ^a,b,c   Greenberg, Gary H ^a   Wells, George A ^a   McDowell, Ian ^a   Cwinn, A Adam ^a   Smith, Norman A ^a   Cacciotti, Teresa F ^a   Sivilotti, Marco L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Research Personnel Program   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030064057     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.8.611     Document Type: Article

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