Radiographer emergency department hot reporting: An assessment of service quality and feasibility

Radiography

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-305

  Hardy, Maryann ^a   Spencer, Nicholas ^b   Snaith, Beverly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Emergency service delivery; Radiographer reporting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HOT REPORTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 52049110538     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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