Abdominal CT scanning for trauma: How low can we go?

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Jacobs, David G ^a   Sarafin, Jennifer L ^a   Marx, John A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034213285     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00306-X     Document Type: Article

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