CT findings in general practice patients with suspected acute sinusitis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 708-713

  Lindbaek M ^a   Johnsen, U L H ^a   Kaastad, E ^a   Dolvik S ^a   Moll P ^b   Laerum E ^a   Hjortdahl, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Larvik Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

CT; General practice, interobserver variation; Sinusitis, paranasal sinuses

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARANASAL SINUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SINUSITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARANASAL SINUSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030238081     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859609177704     Document Type: Article

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