Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 262-267 , November 2010

Equality, diversity and career progression: Perceptions of radiographers working in the National Health Service

  • Jan Bogg

      Affiliations

    • School of Community and Population Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
    • ,
  • Zainab Hussain

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Division of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, University of Liverpool, L69 3GB, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 28 September 2009 ,Revised 1 February 2010 ,Accepted 7 February 2010.

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PII: S1078-8174(10)00008-8

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.001

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 262-267 , November 2010

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