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Prevalence of violence towards nursing staff in Slovenian nursing homes

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|May 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 212 - 217
Submitted on: Nov 16, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2016
Published on: May 10, 2016
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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