Diagnostic errors by radiology residents in interpreting pediatric radiographs in an emergency setting

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-336

  Halsted, Mark J ^a   Kumar, Hari ^b   Paquin, Jason J ^b   Poe, Stacy A ^a   Bean, Judy A ^a   Racadio, John M ^a   Strife, Janet L ^a   Donnelly, Lane F ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic erros; Radiographs; Residents' errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISLOCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842639207     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1150-7     Document Type: Article

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