Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 268-278 , November 2010

Professional reading and the Medical Radiation Science Practitioner

  • Madeleine Shanahan

      Affiliations

    • School of Medical Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Anthony Herrington

      Affiliations

    • Head, School of Regional, Remote and eLearning (RRE), Curtin University, Perth, Australia
    • ,
  • Jan Herrington

      Affiliations

    • School of Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 18 May 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.05.007

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