Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 200-207 , August 2008

Turkish Nurses' Experiences of Verbal Abuse at Work

  • Sezer Kisa

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sezer Kisa, MSci, PhD, School of Nursing, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.06.013

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 200-207 , August 2008

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