Defining fitness to practise in Australian radiation therapy: A focus group study

Radiography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-13

  Wright, Caroline A ^a   Jolly, Brian ^a   Schneider Kolsky, Michal E ^a   Baird, Marilyn A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence; Impairment; Mal practice; Professional regulation; Proffessionalism; Therapeutic radiographers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 78650521102     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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