Needle diameter in outpatient myelography: Rates of adverse effects and current practice trends

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 371-374

  Woodcock, R J ^a   Marx, W F ^a   Johnson, R M ^a   Lowe, J M ^a   Lipper, M H ^a   Kallmes, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; MONOMERIC NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NEEDLES; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034028262     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050902     Document Type: Article

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