Implementation of Clinical Decision Rules in the Emergency Department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 955-959

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Bennett, Carol ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical guidelines; decision rules; emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE INJURY; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANKLE INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRACTURES, BONE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 35348958265     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.039     Document Type: Article

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