Chest Radiograph vs. Computed Tomography Scan in the Evaluation for Pneumonia

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Hayden, Geoffrey E ^a   Wrenn, Keith W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chest X ray (CXR); computed tomography (CT); diagnosis; Emergency Department; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749104416     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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