Preventing workplace violence against healthcare workers
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The epidemic of violence against healthcare workers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1975-8456,2093-5951
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2018.61.5.292