Equality, diversity and career progression: Perceptions of radiographers working in the National Health Service

Radiography

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 262-267

  Bogg, Jan ^a   Hussain, Zainab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health professions workforce; Black and ethnic minorities; Disability; Discrimination; Gender

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 77957297745     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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