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Open visitation in the NICU: nurses’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators† Cover

Open visitation in the NICU: nurses’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators†

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|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 183 - 191
Submitted on: Sep 13, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2022
Published on: Jun 22, 2023
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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