On-Call Radiology: Community Standards and Current Trends

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Harrigal, Chivonne L ^a   Erly, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SLEEP; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33947125583     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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