Radiology reporting - Where does the radiologist's duty end?

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9508, 2006, Pages 443-445

  Garvey, Conall J ^a   Connolly, Sylvia ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 31844445398     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68145-2     Document Type: Note

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