A survey of non-accidental injury imaging in England, Scothland and Wales

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 696-701

  James, S L J ^a   Halliday, Kath ^a   Somers, J ^a   Broderick, N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imaging; Non accidental injury; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIATRICS; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041507033     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00225-3     Document Type: Article

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