Ensuring diagnostic accuracy in pediatric emergency medicine

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-132

  Thompson, Graham ^a   deForest, Erin ^a   Eccles, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advance nursing directives; Appendicitis; Children; Clinical prediction rules; Emergency department; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959877505     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: 15582310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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