Task-sharing: leveraging student nurses in low-resource settings
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Language: English
Page range: 193 - 197
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
Accepted on: May 29, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2026
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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