Whole-body CT in multiple trauma

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9673, 2009, Pages 1408-1409

  Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; WHOLE BODY CT;

EID: 64949193642     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60354-8     Document Type: Note

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