Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 675-680 , October 2009

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Acute Respiratory Illness

  • Lacey Washington, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Lacey Washington, MD, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 3808, Durham, NC 27702-3808
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  • Arfa Khan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York
    • ,
  • Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Poonam V. Batra, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • Jud W. Gurney, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Linda B. Haramati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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  • Jean Jeudy, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Heber MacMahon, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Anna Rozenshtein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Kay H. Vydareny, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Larry Kaiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Suhail Raoof, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
    • American College of Chest Physicians, Northbrook, Illinois

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 The ACR seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply society endorsement of the final document.

PII: S1546-1440(09)00318-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.06.022

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 675-680 , October 2009

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