Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 96-100 , March 2010

Factors affecting compliance with moving and handling policy: Student nurses’ views and experiences

  • Jocelyn Cornish

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  • Anne Jones

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,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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PII: S1471-5953(09)00084-5

doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.020

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 96-100 , March 2010