Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 150-153 , May 2008

Clinical history and physical examination skills – A requirement for radiographers?

  • Beverly A. Snaith

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01924 213 360.
    • ,
  • Anne Lancaster

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Dewsbury District Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury WF13 4HS, UK

Received 4 January 2006 ,Accepted 29 September 2006.

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PII: S1078-8174(06)00116-7

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.09.007

Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 150-153 , May 2008

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