The radiology assistant: A contrarian's view

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Baker, Stephen R ^a   Merkulov, Alex ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; WORK;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; RADIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21544484074     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-005-0400-9     Document Type: Review

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