Nursing students’ use of language in communicating with isizulu speaking clients in clinical settings in kwazulu-natal

South African Journal of African Languages

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-155

  Engelbrecht, Charlotte ^a   Nkosi, Zethu ^a   Wentzel, Dorien ^a   Govender, Selverani ^a   Mc Inerney, Patricia ^b  

^a University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 77950767547     PISSN: 2572117     EISSN: 23051159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2008.10587310     Document Type: Article

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