Does Australian state location influence MRS practitioners' access to and use of the internet?

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-20

  Shanahan, Madeleine ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

access; internet; lifelong learning; medical radiation science; professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885932603     PISSN: 20513895     EISSN: 20513909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-3909.2009.tb00094.x     Document Type: Article

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