Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 165-169 , February 2008

Not a NICE CT protocol for the acutely head injured child

Received 15 January 2007 ,Revised 18 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00371-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.027

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 165-169 , February 2008

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