Glowing in the dark: Time of day as a determinant of radiographic imaging in the evaluation of abdominal pain in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 188-191

  Burr, Andrew ^a   Renaud, Elizabeth J ^a   Manno, Mariann ^a   Makris, Joseph ^a   Cooley, Erin ^a   Deross, Anthony ^a   Hirsh, Michael ^a  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Cost; Radiation exposure; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751546517     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.088     Document Type: Article

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