An analysis of Eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice guidelines for cervical spine evaluation in a series of patients with multiple imaging techniques

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 563-567

  Ghanta, Manmohan Krishna ^a,b   Smith, Lou M ^a   Polin, Richard S ^a   Marr, Alan B ^a   Spires, William V ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036595523     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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