Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 88-95 , May 2006

Assessment of the critical thinking skills of student radiographers

  • Alan Castle

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Received 27 October 2004 ,Accepted 8 March 2005.

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PII: S1078-8174(05)00023-4

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.03.004

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 88-95 , May 2006