Cervical spine radiography in alert asymptomatic blunt trauma patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-48

  Bates, Damian ^a   Butler, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; BLUNT TRAUMA; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE INJURY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036362824     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.1.47     Document Type: Short Survey

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