Plain abdominal radiographs: Can we interpret them?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Lim, C Beverly B ^a   Chen, Vivian ^a   Barsam, Allon ^a   Berger, Jeremy ^a   Harrison, Richard A ^a  

^a BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Clinical competence; Medical staff; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SMALL INTESTINE; SURGICAL WARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

EID: 30044443896     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X83023     Document Type: Article

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