Nationwide emergency department imaging practices for pediatric urolithiasis: Room for improvement

Journal of Urology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 200-206

  Johnson, Emilie K ^a   Graham, Dionne A ^a   Chow, Jeanne S ^a   Nelson, Caleb P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency treatment; pediatrics; tomography; ultrasonography; urolithiasis; x ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UROLITHIASIS; UTILIZATION; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASCULINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84902543548     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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