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J Caring Sci. 2016;5(2): 121-132. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.013
PMID: 27354976        PMCID: PMC4923836

Original Research

Is Nurses' Professional Competence Related to Their Personality and Emotional Intelligence? A Cross-Sectional Study

Abbas Heydari 1, Hossein Kareshki 2, Mohammad Reza Armat 3 *

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