Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 132-137 , May 2010

Supporting disabled students in practice: A tripartite approach

  • Lauren Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Society and Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Chalfont Campus, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire HP8 4AD, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01494 603080; fax: +44 01494 603182.
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  • Piers Worth

      Affiliations

    • Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 3JZ, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 01494 522141x5049.
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  • Zoe Scullard

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Society and Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Chalfont Campus, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire HP8 4AD, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 01494 522141x5764; fax: +44 01494 603182.
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  • Davina Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Nursing, 2nd Floor Education Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W6 8RF, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 020 8383 2541.

,Accepted 4 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.05.001

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 132-137 , May 2010