Validation of the Ottawa ankle rules in France: A study in the surgical emergency department of a teaching hospital

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-18

  Auleley, G R ^a   Kerboull, L ^a   Durieux, P ^a   Cosquer, M ^a   Courpied, J P ^a   Ravaud, P ^a  

^a Universite Rene Descartes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031836487     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70093-9     Document Type: Article

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