Decades of perceived mediocrity: Prestige and radiology

Radiology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-316

  Glazer, Gary M ^a   Ruiz Wibbelsmann, Julie A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79960676220     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11110596     Document Type: Review

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