Open access to MRI for general practitioners: 12 years' experience at one institution - A retrospective analysis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 980, 2009, Pages 687-690

  Gough Palmer, Antony L ^a   Burnett, C ^a   Gedroyc, W M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

BRAIN; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; KNEE; LONDON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67650653227     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/88267089     Document Type: Article

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