Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: A multicenter study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-55

  Bulloch, Blake ^a,f   Neto, Gina ^b   Plint, Amy ^b   Lim, Rodrick ^c   Lidman, Per ^d   Reed, Martin ^a   Nijssen Jordan, Cheri ^e   Tenenbein, Milton ^a   Klassen, Terry P ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037678906     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.196     Document Type: Article

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