CT utilisation in Switzerland: Frequency and secular trends;Pratique du scanner en Suisse: Fréquence et évolution temporelle

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1057-1062

  Midez, B ^a   Aroua, A ^b   Verdun, F R ^b   Valley, J F ^b   Schnyder, P ^b   Vader, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Frequency; Guidelines; Radiation dosage; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SKULL; SPINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33747854709     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(06)74127-0     Document Type: Article

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