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Nursing students’ knowledge of patient safety and development of competences over their academic years: Findings from a longitudinal study

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 114 - 123
Submitted on: Jun 17, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 3, 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

© 2021 Valentina Bressan, Giulia Causero, Simone Stevanin, Lucia Cadorin, Antonietta Zanini, Giampiera Bulfone, Alvisa Palese, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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