Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 988-993 , October 2009

Radiology errors: are we learning from our mistakes?

Received 17 February 2009 ,Revised 7 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00218-9

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.06.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 988-993 , October 2009

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