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Facebook use in the learning environment: do students want this?

Julie Prescott Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, PR1 2HE, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah Wilson Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
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Gordon Becket Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
Pages 345-350 | Received 05 Nov 2012, Accepted 18 Mar 2013, Published online: 16 Apr 2013

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