Radiography
Volume 14 , Pages e20-e23 , December 2008

Progress towards advanced practice roles in Australia, New Zealand and the Western Pacific

  • Tony Smith

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Australia
    • Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University Department of Rural Health, The University of Newcastle, Locked Bag 9783, NEMSC, Tamworth, NSW 2348, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 6767 8464; fax: +61 2 6761 2355.
    • ,
  • Jill Yielder

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Olusegun Ajibulu

      Affiliations

    • Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji
    • ,
  • Edward Caruana

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia

Received 29 November 2007 ,Revised 31 March 2008 ,Accepted 2 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.04.002

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