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Mistreatment by patients: An analysis of the patient-related social stressors among Slovenian healthcare workers

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 90 - 96
Submitted on: Oct 5, 2020
Accepted on: Jan 29, 2021
Published on: Mar 18, 2021
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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