A practical approach to safe and effective computerized tomography for emergency department patients

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 568-569

  Grossman, Valerie Aarne ^a   Vo, Thuong D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tri State Pain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CONTRAST MEDIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78449248392     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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