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Dissertation (1):
Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI); obtained from university 

Fisher, C. J. (1999). The status of health education
     in California's public school districts: A
     comparison to state and national recommendations
     and status reports (Doctoral dissertation,
     University of Southern California, 1999).
     Dissertation Abstracts International, 61 (02),
     1926.
Dissertation (2):
Abstracted in DAI; obtained from UMI
 
Embar-Seddon, A. R. (2000). Perceptions of violence in
     the emergency department. Disssertation Abstracts
     International, 61 (02), 776A. (UMI No. 9963641)
Dissertation (3):
Retrieved from online database
 
Embar-Seddon, A. R. (2000). Perceptions of violence in
     the emergency department. [Abstract]. Dissertation
     Abstracts International, 61 (02), 776A. Retrieved
     August 23,2001, from
     http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit9963641

 

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