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Good nurse characteristics tool: development and psychometric testing

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 65
Submitted on: Apr 19, 2023
Accepted on: Mar 22, 2024
Published on: Mar 14, 2025
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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