Reducing unnecessary skull radiographs in children: A multidisciplenary audit

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 616-620

  Johnson, Karl ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Infants; Radiography; Skull; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FOREIGN BODY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3242664555     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2003.11.019     Document Type: Article

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