Teaching chemistry lab safety through comics

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-573

  Di Raddo, Pasquale ^a  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; CHEMISTRY; CURRICULA; STUDENTS;

ACADEMIC HONESTY; ACADEMIC PLAGIARISM; BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY; CHEMISTRY LAB SAFETY; COMIC SCENES; SCIENTIFIC ETHICS;

TEACHING;

EID: 33645393453     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p571     Document Type: Article

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