High yield criteria for emergency cranial computed tomography in adult patients with no history of head injury

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-17

  Harris, J E ^a   Draper, H L ^b   Rhodes, A I ^a   Stevens, J M ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cranial; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034058268     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.17.1.15     Document Type: Article

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