Diagnostic imaging rates for head injury in the ED and states' medical malpractice tort reforms

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 656-664

  Smith Bindman, Rebecca ^a   McCulloch, Charles E ^a   Ding, Alex ^b   Quale, Christopher ^c   Chu, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Genomic Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959423584     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.01.038     Document Type: Article

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