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Self-efficacy: understanding a psychological concept which can improve the quality of health care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Freda V. Gardner*
Affiliation:
Director of Cardiothoracic Services, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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Freda V Gardener Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Director of Cardiothoracic Services, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK. Fax: 0117 929 9737
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