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Yield of whole-body computed tomography at a low-volume emergency department

A 5-year experience

Hamidh A. Almusayliem, Layan A. Kommosani, Raghdaa M. Malebary, Miral A. Althagafi, Reem A. Alghanmi, Qusai S. Nematallah, Amal Bakhsh and Abdullah A. Bakhsh
Saudi Medical Journal April 2021, 42 (4) 428-432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200722
Hamidh A. Almusayliem
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS
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Layan A. Kommosani
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Raghdaa M. Malebary
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Miral A. Althagafi
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Reem A. Alghanmi
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Qusai S. Nematallah
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amal Bakhsh
From the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah A. Bakhsh
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