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Research Article

How Healthcare Providers Reconcile Bad Things Happening to Good Patients: The Role of Just World Beliefs in Attitudes toward Trauma-Informed Care

, PhD, , PhD, , DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, NCMP & , DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Pages 640-654 | Received 28 Feb 2022, Accepted 21 Feb 2023, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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