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Contemporary Nurse Volume 52, 2016 - Issue 5: Special Issue: Contemporary Issues in Nursing Education
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First year nursing students’ experiences of social media during the transition to university: a focus group study

Caleb FergusonGraduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Jones St, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW2007, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michelle DiGiacomoFaculty of Health, Centre for Cardiovascular & Chronic Care, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW2007, AustraliaView further author information
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Bernard SalibaFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW2007, AustraliaView further author information
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Janet GreenFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW2007, AustraliaView further author information
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Calvin MoorleySchool of Health & Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UKView further author information
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Aileen WyllieFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW2007, AustraliaView further author information
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Debra JacksonFaculty of Health & Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK;School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaView further author information
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Pages 625-635 | Received 08 Mar 2016, Accepted 20 Jun 2016, Published online: 11 Jul 2016

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