Informed consent for computed tomography

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-232

  Merck, Lisa H ^a   Hauck, Margaret G ^a   Houry, Debra E ^a   Lowery North, Douglas W ^a   Hemphill, Robin R ^a   Applegate, Kimberly E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IONIZING RADIATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; X RAY;

HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751664280     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.09.006     Document Type: Letter

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