Peer review in diagnostic radiology: Current state and a vision for the future

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1221-1231

  Mahgerefteh, Shmuel ^a   Kruskal, Jonathan B ^b   Yam, Chun S ^b   Blachar, Arye ^c   Sosna, Jacob ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349919853     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.295095086     Document Type: Review

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