Nurse Education Today
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 214-218 , February 2011

Supporting undergraduate nursing students through structured personal tutoring: Some reflections

,Accepted 12 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.06.005

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Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 214-218 , February 2011

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