We are what we think we are: Professionalization in nuclear medicine technology

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 336-341

  Cowell, Simon F ^a   Dowd, Steven B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Competency; Professionalization; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0029750352     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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