Cost-effectiveness of trauma CT in the trauma room versus the radiology department: The REACT trial

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-155

  Saltzherr, T P ^a   Goslings, J C ^a   Bakker, F C ^b   Beenen, L F M ^a   Olff, M ^a   Meijssen, K ^b   Asselman, F F ^a   Reitsma, J B ^a   Dijkgraaf, M G W ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; CT; RCT; Trauma; Trauma room

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84871333130     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2593-0     Document Type: Article

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