Radiographic interpretation of the appendicular skeleton: A comparison between casualty officers, nurse practitioners and radiographers

Radiography

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-202

  Coleman, Liz ^a   Piper, Keith ^b  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFROC; Appendicular skeleton; Casualty officer; Image interpretation; Nurse practitioner; Radiographer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 67649373282     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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