Nurse Working Conditions and Nursing Unit Costs
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Nurse working conditions and patient safety outcomes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1527-1544,1552-7468
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409336200