Nationwide emergency department imaging practices for pediatric urolithiasis: room for improvement.

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Published in J Urol on February 08, 2014

Authors

Emilie K Johnson1, Dionne A Graham2, Jeanne S Chow3, Caleb P Nelson4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: emilie.johnson@childrens.harvard.edu.
2: Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
3: Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
4: Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

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