The recent downturn in utilization of CT: The start of a new trend?

JACR Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 795-798

  Levin, David C ^a,b   Rao, Vijay M ^a   Parker, Laurence ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scans; CT utilization; medical economics; radiation exposure; radiology and radiologists; socioeconomic issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868336300     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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