Chest radiographic interpretation – an essential competency for Africa

E Irusen

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i1.892

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Published: 2023-04-11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i1.892

E Irusen

Emeritus Professor of Pulmonology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital

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Irusen E. Chest radiographic interpretation – an essential competency for Africa. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 11 [cited 2026 Mar. 11];29(1):4. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/892

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Prof K Dheda, MB BCh (Wits), FCP(SA), FCCP, PhD (Lond), FRCP (Lond). Head Department the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Professor of Mycobacteriology and Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Director, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.

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