Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 199-204 , May 2009

Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Emergency Nurses

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 Earn Up to 8 CE Hours. See page 273.

PII: S0099-1767(08)00288-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.05.003

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 199-204 , May 2009