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The data included the patients\u2019 sex, age, and the referral text. Six radiologists independently assessed all referrals using a registration form developed based on the Scandinavian guidelines for patients with mild, minimal, and moderate head injuries and general referral guidelines. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data on adherence to guidelines, while Gwet\u2019s AC1\/2 was used to test the agreement between the raters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study found that 65% of referrals were assessed to be justified according to the guideline by at least one rater, while 17% were rated justified outside the guideline. In 52%, at least one rater required more information. 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