Reading between the lines: The experiences of taking part in a community reading project

Medical Humanities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-104

  Hodge, Suzanne M ^a   Robinson, J ^a   Davis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37349124649     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2006.000256     Document Type: Article

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