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Assessing Students' Learning Needs and Attitudes: Considerations for Gerontology Curriculum Planning

Mary Elaine Koren PhDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Judith Hertz PhDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Donna Munroe PhDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Jeanette Rossetti EdDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Julie Robertson EdDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Donna Plonczynski PhDRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Georgine Berent EdD(c)RNMSNRNCACRN School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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Linda Ehrlich-Jones PhDRNCS Clinical Research Coordinator, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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Pages 39-56 | Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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