NURSING EXPERIENCE OF HAJJ-MEDICAL WORKERS OF INDONESIA IN HANDLING EMERGENCY STATE OF KENDARI-HAJJ PILGRIMS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Malaysian Journal of Nursing
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2231-7007,2462-246X
DOI: 10.31674/mjn.2019.v11i01.006