Computed tomography scan utilization in emergency departments: A multi-state analysis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-309

  Kirsch, Thomas D ^a   Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^a   Horana, Lasantha ^a,b   Holtzclaw, Stephen G ^a,c   Silverman, Michael ^d,e   Chanmugam, Arjun ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Team Health   (United States)

^c TeamHealth Southeast   (United States)

^d HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; ED; emergency department; provider characteristics; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052766449     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.06.030     Document Type: Article

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