Registered nurses' ideas of physical science concepts relevant to their clinical practice

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-340

  Wilkes, Lesley M ^a,c   Batts, Judith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Clinical Nursing Research Unit   (Australia)

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EID: 34249755039     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02356943     Document Type: Short Survey

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