Trends in the use of CT and radiography in the evaluation of facial trauma, 1992-2002: Implications for current costs

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 751-754

  Turner, Brian G ^a   Rhea, James T ^a   Thrall, James H ^a   Small, Andrew B ^a   Novelline, Robert A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 4344639314     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.3.1830751     Document Type: Article

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