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Levels of empathy in undergraduate emergency health, nursing, and midwifery students: a longitudinal study

Brett Williams1 Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University–Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Vic, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ted Brown2 Department of Occupational Therapy, Monash University–Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Vic, Australia
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Malcolm Boyle1 Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University–Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Vic, Australia
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Lisa McKenna3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University–Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Vic, Australia
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Claire Palermo4 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University–Berwick Campus, Berwick, Vic, Australia
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Jamie Etherington1 Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University–Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Vic, Australia
Pages 299-306 | Published online: 11 Sep 2014

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