Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 345-350 , November 2009

Where radiographers fear to tread: Resistance and apathy in radiography practice

  • Jill Yielder

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging, Unitec New Zealand, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Health Science, Unitec New Zealand, Private Bag 92025, Auckland, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 9 8154321x8109; fax: +64 9 8154373.
  • ,
  • Michaela Davis

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Ireland

Received 21 May 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 15 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.07.002

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 345-350 , November 2009