Cervical spine screening with CT in trauma patients: A cost- effectiveness analysis

Radiology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-125

  Blackmore, C Craig ^a,b,c   Ramsey, Scott D ^b   Mann, Frederick A ^c   Deyo, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; CT, helical; Spine, CT; Spine, fractures; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCREENING;

EID: 0032967832     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.212.1.r99jl08117     Document Type: Article

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