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Is computed tomography of the head justified in patients with minor head trauma presenting with Glasgow Coma Scale 15/15?
BACKGROUND: In keeping with radiology departments in tertiary referral hospitals in developing countries offering computed tomography (CT) head scan services, the radiology department at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in the Western Cape of South Africa undertakes several such scans annually. Of these...
Autores principales: | Singata, Chuma, Candy, Sally |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837791/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31754501 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v22i1.1329 |
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