Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 506-510 , May 2008

Single best answer MCQs: a new format for the FRCR part 2a exam

  • P. McCoubrie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: P. McCoubrie, Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK. Tel.: +44 01179596341; fax: +44 01179595122.
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  • L. McKnight

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK

Received 16 July 2007 ,Revised 8 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 August 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00475-8

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.021

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 506-510 , May 2008

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