Variation in utilization of computed tomography scanning for the investigation of minor head trauma in children: a Canadian experience.

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Published in Acad Emerg Med on July 01, 2000

Authors

T P Klassen1, M H Reed, I G Stiell, C Nijssen-Jordan, M Tenenbein, G Joubert, A Jarvis, G Baldwin, D St-Vil, C Pitters, F Belanger, D McConnell, K Vandemheen, M G Hamilton, T Sutcliffe, M Colbourne

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Canada. terry.klassen@ualberta.ca

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