Use of the Ottawa ankle rules by nurse practitioners

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 315-316

  Mann, C J ^a   Grant, I ^a   Guly, H ^a   Hughes, P ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Nurse practitioner; Ottawa ankle rules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; STAFF TRAINING;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0031694440     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.5.315     Document Type: Article

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