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Employability of Nursing Care Graduates

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|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2015-0023 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 287 - 297
Submitted on: Jun 9, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 21, 2015
Published on: Dec 5, 2015
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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