Fake news. Fake journals. Fake conferences. What we can do

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 9-10, 2018, Pages 1727-1729

  Darbyshire, Philip ^a  

^a Philip Darbyshire Consulting Ltd   (Australia)

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EID: 85047808391     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14214     Document Type: Editorial

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