Measuring and Explaining Computed Tomography Use in the United States and Canada: A Consideration of Health Economics, Use Versus Appropriateness, and Interpreting Potential Conflict of Interest: November 2013 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 545-546

  Schriger, David L ^a   Callaham, Michael L ^b   Barrett, Tyler W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84891597991     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.08.026     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Berdahl, C.T., Vermeulen, M.J., Larson, D.B., et al. Emergency department computed tomography utilization in the United States and Canada. Ann Emerg Med 62 (2013), 486–494.
2. Schwartz, D.T., US emergency physicians order too many computed tomography scans—or do they?. Ann Emerg Med 62 (2013), 495–497.
3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Use of brain computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department (ED) for atraumatic headache (OP-15). Available at: http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hhs/content.aspx?id=44324. Accessed August 27, 2013.