Imaging utilization commentary: A radiology perspective

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.4, 2008, Pages

  Reed, Martin H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Pediatric radiology; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANKLE INJURY; APPENDICITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 53549093019     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0982-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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