Long line positioning in neonates: Does computed radiography improve visibility?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Evans, A ^a   Natarajan, J ^a   Davies, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BODY POSITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION CENTER; NEWBORN MONITORING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1642533665     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.89.1.f44     Document Type: Review

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