Staffing for quality: Overview

Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 249-254

  Malicki, Julian ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

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EID: 84878188594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10448     Document Type: Chapter

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