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Factors influencing the effectiveness of communication skills training: programme contents outweigh teachers' skills

J. VAN DALEN, J. C. H. M. VAN HOUT, H. A. P. WOLFHAGEN, A. J. J. A. SCHERPBIER, C. P. M. VAN DER VLEUTEN Department of Educational Research and Development, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 308-310 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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