Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 255-264 , August 2008

Establishing a method to support academic and professional competence throughout an undergraduate radiography programme

Received 23 June 2006 ,Revised 15 March 2007 ,Accepted 20 May 2007.

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Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 255-264 , August 2008

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