Evaluation of low-cost computer monitors for the detection of cervical spine injuries in the emergency room: An observer confidence-based study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 850-853

  Brem, M H ^a   Bohner C ^a   Brenning, A ^a   Gelse, K ^a   Radkow, T ^a   Blanke, M ^a   Schlechtweg, P M ^b   Neumann, G ^b   Wu, I Y ^b   Bautz, W ^a   Hennig, F F ^a   Richter, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITOR; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICROCOMPUTERS; ODDS RATIO; ORTHOPEDICS; RADIOLOGY; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 33750706571     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.036822     Document Type: Article

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