Vetting requests for body computed tomography

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1015-1018

  Harrison, R L ^a   Housden, B ^a   Hay, C ^a   Dixon, A K ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit economics; CT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034081454     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300051055     Document Type: Article

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