Senior surgical residents can accurately interpret trauma radiographs

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-225

  Vorhies, Robert W ^a   Harrison, Paul B ^a   Smith, R Stephen ^a   Helmer, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KANSAS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036518119     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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