The effect on patients of non-referral for skull radiography following mild head injury

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 429-431

  McNally, E ^a,b   De Lacey, G ^a   Lovell, P ^a   Welch, T ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030199323     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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