Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 249-257 , December 2006

Developing Empathy in Nurses: An Inservice Training Program

  • Gülsüm Ançel

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gülsüm Ançel, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Bilkent II, G-3 Blok, No. 17, 06530 Ankara, Turkey.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2006.05.002

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 249-257 , December 2006

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