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Nursing Management. 20, 1, 32-37. doi: 10.7748/nm2013.04.20.1.32.e1013
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 22 October 2012
Accepted: 04 February 2013
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