The use of whole-body CT for trauma patients: Survey of UK emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 630-634

  Smith, Christopher M ^a   Mason, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; UNITED KINGDOM; WHOLE BODY CT;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84863985198     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2011.111708     Document Type: Article

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