Comparison of "B" readers' interpretations of chest radiographs for asbestos related changes

Academic Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 843-856

  Gitlin, Joseph N ^a   Cook, Leroy L ^b   Linton, Otha W ^c   Garrett Mayer, Elizabeth ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b PennyPoor Consultants   (United States)

^c International Society of Radiology   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; chest x ray interpretation; disability compensation; ILO classification

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARENCHYMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ASBESTOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSULTANTS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUNG; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3442902505     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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