Academic Radiology and the Emergency Department:. Does It Need Changing?

Academic Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-630

  Blane, Caroline E ^a   Desmond, Jeffrey S ^a   Helvie, Mark A ^a   Zink, Brian J ^a   Bailey, Janet E ^a   Yang, Lisa D ^a   Dunnick, N Reed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department radiology; emergent radiology; ER imaging; error rates in radiology residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; IMAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 34047249412     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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