Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 39-55 , February 2006

Which radiographic techniques should we use for research and clinical practice?

  • Chris Buckland-Wright, PhD, DSc (Professor of Radiological Anatomy at the University of London)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.08.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 39-55 , February 2006

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