Reducing overuse of CT imaging in pediatric trauma: a model example of the Model for Improvement.

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Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Published: August 2022

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