Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , August 2006

Critical thinking and the role of the clinical ultrasound tutor

Received 5 May 2004 ,Revised 10 June 2005 ,Accepted 20 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.06.004

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , August 2006