Accuracy of bedside ultrasound for the detection of soft tissue foreign bodies by emergency doctors: Original Research

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-34

  Nienaber, Anna ^a   Harvey, Martyn ^a   Cave, Grant ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emergency; Foreign body; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77049126830     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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