Prospective evaluation of criteria for obtaining thoracolumbar radiographs in trauma patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Holmes, James F ^a,e   Panacek, Edward A ^a   Miller, Paul Q ^b   Lapidis, Alexander D ^c   Mower, William R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Lumbar spine; Radiography; Thoracic spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037241965     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00659-5     Document Type: Article

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