Emergency department patient knowledge, opinions, and risk tolerance regarding computed tomography scan radiation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 208-214

  Youssef, Nadine A ^a   Gordon, Andrew J ^b   Moon, Timothy H ^b   Patel, Bharvi D ^a   Shah, Sharan J ^a   Casey, Erin M ^a   McGowan, Andrew J ^a   Weiner, Scott G ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; emergency medicine; informed consent; patient knowledge; radiation; risk tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT KNOWLEDGE; RADIATION; RISK TOLERANCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892991244     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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