Following Head Trauma, White Children Far More Likely To Receive CT Scans Than Hispan

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White children are far more likely to receive cranial computed tomography (CT) scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma than are African-American or Hispanic children, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. The study findings do not indicate that CT scans are underused in treating African-American and Hispanic children, the researchers said. Rather, they suggest that white children may receive too many CT scans - and for that reason may be exposed to unnecessary radiation...

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