A uniform with uniformity.

S Coombes; J Heilman

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A uniform with uniformity.

S Coombes·J Heilman

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Clothing is a powerful form of non-verbal communication, conveying socio-economic status, occupational role and even the authority and power vested in that role. The traditional hospital nursing uniform reflects its historic military and religious foundations, and, many would say, the servile rank of the wearer.

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S Coombes, J Heilman. 1993. A uniform with uniformity.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8221592/

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