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Development of a questionnaire assessing nursing staff’s knowledge, attitude, and practice on the prevention of the nosocomial infection in elderly patients: testing reliability and validity† Cover

Development of a questionnaire assessing nursing staff’s knowledge, attitude, and practice on the prevention of the nosocomial infection in elderly patients: testing reliability and validity†

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|Aug 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 141 - 151
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2020
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Accepted on: Oct 22, 2020
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Published on: Aug 18, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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