Comparison of the Canadian C-Spine Rule and NEXUS Decision Instrument in Evaluating Blunt Trauma Patients for Cervical Spine Injury

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-517

  Mower, William R ^a   Hoffman, Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1842529014     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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