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A Dimensional Analysis
Approach
June L. Olsen, MS, RN
Professor of Nursing (Emeritus)
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
Dolores M. Shrimpton, MA, RN
Professor of Nursing
Department of Nursing
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY
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