Abstract:
:When health care workers receive health care at their workplace, an ethical question arises if the workplace is considered kin.
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Workplace Health Safjournal_title
Workplace health & safetyauthors
Gupta Ddoi
10.1177/2165079919836438subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
312issue
6eissn
2165-0799issn
2165-0969journal_volume
67pub_type
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