How to synthesize evidence for imaging guidelines

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Matowe, L ^a   Gilbert, F J ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG DISEASE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPONDYLITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 0346097995     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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