Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: An abused investigation?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 916, 2002, Pages 94-96

  Feyler, Sylvia ^a   Williamson, V ^a   King, D ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 0036152718     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.916.94     Document Type: Article

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