The challenge of CT and MRI imaging of obese individuals who present to the emergency department: A national survey

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2549-2551

  Ginde, Adit A ^a   Foianini, Anthony ^a   Renner, Daniel M ^a   Valley, Morgan ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b  

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

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55249091561     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.410     Document Type: Article

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