Ensuring quieter hospital environments.
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This is the fourth in a series of articles from Planetree, an international nonprofit organization founded in 1978 that's "committed to improving medical care from the patient's perspective." For more information, go to www.planetree.org.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of nursing
دوره 109 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009