Accuracy of chest radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-114

  Al Aseri, Zohair ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chest radiographs; Emergency department; Radiologist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; SKILL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60449118476     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-008-0763-9     Document Type: Article

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