A study of critical incident analysis as a route to the identification of change necessary in clinical practice: Addressing the theory-practice gap

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Martin, Geoffrey W ^a   Mitchell, Gordon ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035285215     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/nepr.2001.0006     Document Type: Article

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