Distal radius fracture management in the emergency departments in UK: Are we doing enough?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1131-1136

  Batra, S ^a   McMurtrie, A ^a   Batra, M ^b   Gul, A ^a   Kanvinde, R ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 34250677350     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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