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Oral Health Students as Reflective Practitioners: Changing Patterns of Student Clinical Reflections over a Period of 12 Months

Annetta K L Tsang
American Dental Hygienists' Association March 2012, 86 (2) 120-129;
Annetta K L Tsang
BDSc, GCClinDent, GCEd(HE), MScMed, PhD
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