Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 325-332 , April 2010

Workplace-based assessment in radiology—where to now?

  • K. Augustine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
    • ,
  • P. McCoubrie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent. Tel.: +44 1173236341; fax: +44 1173235122.
    • ,
  • J.R. Wilkinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • L. McKnight

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK

Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 18 November 2009 ,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00019-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.12.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 325-332 , April 2010

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