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. 2024 Jan 1;124(1):16-17.
doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001004916.21024.89.

Sanism

Jennifer M Poole  1
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Sanism

Jennifer M Poole. Am J Nurs. .

Abstract

What it is and why it matters to nursing.

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