Towards the appropriate use of diagnostic imaging

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-6

  Mendelson, Richard M ^a   Murray, Conor P J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LAW SUIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 34447512470     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01105.x     Document Type: Editorial

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