Computed tomography in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 244-247

  Sosna, Jacob ^a   Slasky, B Simon ^a   Bar Ziv, Jacob ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

computed tomography; Emergency department; health care; resources; statistics; utility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030974086     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90005-X     Document Type: Article

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