Using the world wide web to improve medication calculation skills

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-25

  Stillman, Gloria ^a   Alison, Justine ^b   Croker, Felicity ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033248610     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1355800990360104     Document Type: Article

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