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How to Write a Protocol: Part 1

Kathy Thomas and Mary Beth Farrell
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2015, 43 (1) 1-7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.114.147793
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vol. 43 no. 1 1-7
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.114.147793
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25613336

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0091-4916
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  • Received for publication August 26, 2014
  • Accepted for publication November 19, 2014
  • Published online March 4, 2015.

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