Abstract:
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journal_name
J Clin Nursjournal_title
Journal of clinical nursingauthors
Kerr D,Milnes S,Ammentorp J,McKie C,Dunning T,Ostaszkiewicz J,Wolderslund M,Martin Pdoi
10.1111/jocn.15099subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-02-01 00:00:00pages
416-428issue
3-4eissn
0962-1067issn
1365-2702journal_volume
29pub_type
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