Indiscriminate use of chest radiography in patients suspected of having COVID-19

Authors

  • Idonis Medina Estrada Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"
  • Yanet Valdés Morales Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"
  • Diana García Rodríguez Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Keywords:

chest x-ray, indiscriminate use, Covid-19

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Author Biographies

Idonis Medina Estrada, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Doctor en Medicina. Residente de Imagenología.

Yanet Valdés Morales, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Doctora en Medicina. Especialista en I y II Grado en Imagenología. Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Profesora Auxiliar en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Diana García Rodríguez, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Doctora en Medicina. Especialista en I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesora Istructora en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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Published

2022-01-25

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Medina Estrada I, Valdés Morales Y, García Rodríguez D. Indiscriminate use of chest radiography in patients suspected of having COVID-19. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 25 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];16(1):180-3. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1551

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): January-March

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