Race, identity and the nursing profession in South Africa, c. 1850-1958

New Directions in Nursing History: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 109-124

  Sweet, Helen ^a   Digby, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203403631     Document Type: Chapter

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