Clinical utility of chest roentgenograms

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-723

  Geitung, J T ^a   Skjaerstad L M ^b   Gothlin J H ^c  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Øygarden Munic Services   (Norway)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Clinical value; General practice; Outcome analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DISEASES;

EID: 0032617845     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050741     Document Type: Article

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