Undergraduate nursing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward aging: Comparison of context-based learning and a traditional program

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Williams, Beverly ^a   Anderson, Marjorie C ^a   Day, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 34147097479     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20070301-05     Document Type: Review

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