Counter-Point: Are We Really Ordering Too Many CT Scans?

Counter-Point: Are We Really Ordering Too Many CT Scans?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schwartz, David T
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2008-05-01
Series:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:	radiation exposure radiation dose radiology CT scans emergency care
Online Access:	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6c01q6vr

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