Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 233-237 , August 2008

Evidence based medical imaging (EBMI)

  • Tony Smith

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Received 25 July 2006 ,Accepted 14 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.02.006

Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 233-237 , August 2008

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