Ottawa ankle rules for the injured ankle

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7386, 2003, Pages 405-406

  Heyworth, John ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0037460768     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7386.405     Document Type: Editorial

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