ChRONIC KIDNEy DIsEAsE IN sAUDI ARAbIA: A NURsING PERsPECTIvE
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(1) Hayfa Almutary, BN, RN, MN., PhD Candidate Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. School of Nursing Queensland University of Technology, Australia (2) Ann Bonner, PhD, MA, B.App.Sc(Nurs), RN, MRCNA Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing Queensland University of Technology, Australia (3) Clint Douglas, RN, PhD Lecturer, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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