A survey on the research awareness and readiness among radiographers in Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

Radiography

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 264-269

  Ooi, Chin Chin ^a   Lee, Sally Hsueh Er ^a   Soh, BaoLin Pauline ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitude; Evidence based practice; Radiographer; Research awareness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIALIZATION; STAFF TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84867331081     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: 15322831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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