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Determinants of Computed Tomography Head Scan Ordering for Patients with Low-Risk Headache in the Emergency Department
Background Many specialty societies have found that neuroimaging in headache is a low-value intervention for benign presentations. This study describes factors that influence Emergency Room (ER) physicians’ adherence to Choosing Wisely (CW) recommendations for low-risk headache patients presenting t...
Autores principales: | Mackenzie, Meaghan J, Hiranandani, Rashi, Wang, Dongmei, Fung, Tak, Lang, Eddy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5722638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226050 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1760 |
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