Why do nurses abuse patients? Reflections from South African obstetric services.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on December 01, 1998

Authors

R Jewkes1, N Abrahams, Z Mvo

Author Affiliations

1: CERSA, Women's Health, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.

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