Clinical Decision Rules in Radiology

Academic Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 562-565

  Reed, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical decision rules; guidelines; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CANADA; CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33646055147     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2006.01.053     Document Type: Article

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