Perceptual errors and negligence

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 863-867

  Berlin, Leonard ^a,b   Hendrix, Ronald W ^c,d  

^a RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATELLA; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0031944348     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.170.4.9530024     Document Type: Review

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