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Clinical use and indications for head computed tomography in children presenting with acute medical illness in a low- and middle-income setting

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) imaging is an indispensable tool in the management of acute paediatric neurological illness providing rapid answers that facilitate timely decisions and interventions that may be lifesaving. While clear guidelines exist for use of CT in trauma to maximise individ...

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Autores principales:	Machingaidze, Pamela Rudo, Buys, Heloise, Kilborn, Tracy, Muloiwa, Rudzani
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7521723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32986760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239731

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