A literature review of compassion fatigue in nursing

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-51

  Yang, Young Hee ^a   Kim, Jong Kyung ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nurses; Post traumatic; Psychological; Review literature as topic; Stress; Stress disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860003497     PISSN: 12254886     EISSN: 2288338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7475/kjan.2012.24.1.38     Document Type: Review

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