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A Study of Statistics Anxiety Levels of Graduate Dental Hygiene Students

Paul S. Welch, Mary E. Jacks, Lynn A. Smiley, Carolyn E. Walden, William D. Clark and Carol A. Nguyen
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2015, 89 (1) 46-54;
Paul S. Welch
RDH, MS
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Mary E. Jacks
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Lynn A. Smiley
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Carolyn E. Walden
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William D. Clark
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