Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1073-1078 , September 2010

Setting Up, Maintaining and Evaluating an Evidence Based Radiology Journal Club: The University of Michigan Experience

Received 17 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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 This study was funded in part by the GE-AUR Radiology Research Academic Fellowship and by the GE-RSNA Educational Scholar Award.

PII: S1076-6332(10)00248-5

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.04.021

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1073-1078 , September 2010

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