Factors influencing nursing-sensitive outcomes in taiwanese nursing homes

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Yang, Ke Ping A ^a,b   Simms, Lillian M ^c   Yin, Jeo Chen T ^d,e  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INSTRUMENT; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0007435185     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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