The choosing wisely campaign and its potential impact on diagnostic radiation burden

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-66

  Mahesh, Mahadevappa ^a   Durand, Daniel J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 84928096409     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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