Cost-effectiveness of head computed tomography in infants with possible inflicted traumatic brain injury

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 295-304

  Campbell, Kristine A ^a   Berger, Rachel P ^b   Ettaro, Lorraine ^c   Roberts, Mark S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Computed tomography; Cost effectiveness; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MARKOV CHAINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547699596     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0437     Document Type: Article

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