Is there an improvement in performance when radiographs are re-reported at 24 hours?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue MAY, 1999, Pages 465-468

  Tudor, G R ^a,b   Finlay, D B ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERFORMANCE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; TIME; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0033044684     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.857.10505011     Document Type: Article

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