Cost analysis of traditional follow-up protocol versus MRI for radiographically occult scaphoid fractures: A pilot study for the Accident Compensation Corporation

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1201, 2004, Pages

  Gooding, Andrew ^a   Coates, Mark ^a   Rothwell, Alastair ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PILOT STUDY; PLASTER CAST; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPHOID BONE;

CASTS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 6044242347     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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