Value of cervical spine radiographs as a screening tool

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 340, Issue , 1997, Pages 102-108

  Johnson, Michael J ^a,b   Lucas, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION;

EID: 0030791671     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199707000-00014     Document Type: Article

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