Radiography
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Enhancing the learning experience of student radiographers with dyslexia

  • Irene Foster

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationUniversity of West of England, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1DD, UK. Tel.: +44 0117 3288920; fax: +44 0117 3288408.

Received 3 November 2005 ,Accepted 23 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.05.004

Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 32-38 , February 2008