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Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Female Nurses and Nursing Personnel: Prevalence and Risk Factors

, PhD, WHNP-BC, , PhD, MSW, , PhD, RN, , MPH & , PhD, MA, APHN, BC
Pages 137-148 | Published online: 13 Jan 2010

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