What makes a good ultrasound report?

Ultrasound

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-60

  Edwards, Hazel ^a   Smith, Jane ^b   Weston, Michael ^b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Communication; Language; Medicolegal; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND REPORT;

EID: 84901406453     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742271X13515216     Document Type: Article

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