Radiographs in the office: Is a second reading always needed?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 256-263

  Smith, Paul D ^a,b   Temte, Jonathan ^a   Beasley, John W ^a   Mundt, Marlon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; READING; REVIEW; X RAY FILM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 16644392358     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.4.256     Document Type: Review

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