Radiography
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 258-264 , November 2007

Meaning contents of radiographers' professional identity as illustrated in a professional journal – A discourse analytical approach

  • Antti Niemi

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  • Leena Paasivaara

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Received 28 November 2005 ,Accepted 21 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.03.009

Radiography
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 258-264 , November 2007

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