Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , February 2012

Public or Private Magnetic Resonance Imaging: What Do the Patients Think?

  • Gordon Cheng, MSc, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Wilma M. Hopman, MA

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Wilma M. Hopman, MA, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Clinical Research Centre, Angada 4, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7, Canada.
    • ,
  • Omar Islam, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Samuel Shortt, MPA, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.08.005

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , February 2012

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