Does reporting of plain chest radiographs affect the immediate management of patients admitted to a medical assessment unit?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 719-722

  Grosvenor, L J ^a   Verma, R ^b   O'Brien, R ^a   Entwisle, J J ^b   Finlay, D ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Departmental management; Radiology and radiologists; Thorax

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WARD;

EID: 0042508747     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00219-8     Document Type: Article

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