Can we abolish skull x rays for head injury?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 859-864

  Reed, Matthew J ^a   Browning, J G ^a   Wilkinson, A G ^a   Beattie, T ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 23144439159     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.053603     Document Type: Article

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