Evaluation of the Commission of the European Communities quality criteria for the paediatric lateral spine

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 912, 2003, Pages 885-890

  Offiah, A C ^a,b   Hall, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital for Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE;

EID: 1642535542     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/57437508     Document Type: Article

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