Comparison of trauma mortality and estimated cancer mortality from computed tomography during initial evaluation of intermediate-risk trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1362-1365

  Laack, Torrey A ^a   Thompson, Kathryn M ^b   Kofler, James M ^c   Bellolio, M Fernanda ^a   Sawyer, Mark D ^c   Issa Laack, Nadia N ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; CT; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMA MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MINNESOTA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958780954     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e1707f     Document Type: Article

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