How to choose and develop written educational materials

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Pierce, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Educational materials; Nurses; Patient

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952602374     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2010.tb00284.x     Document Type: Article

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