Radiologists' responses to inadequate referrals.

Kristin Bakke Lysdahl; Bjørn Morten Hofmann; Ansgar Espeland

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Radiologists' responses to inadequate referrals.

December 9, 2009

Lysdahl KB, Hofmann BM, Espeland A. Eur Radiol. 2010;20(5):1227-33.

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Radiologists frequently receive inadequate or unclear clinical information from referring clinicians and must engage in workarounds to ensure patient safety.

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