The effects of paid and unpaid work on nurses' well-being: The importance of gender

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 328-347

  Walters, Vivienne ^a   French, Susan ^a   Eyles, John ^a   Lenton, Rhonda ^a   Newbold, Bruce ^a   Mayr, Janet ^a  

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Author keywords

Family; Gender; Nurses; Paid work; Unpaid work; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031509839     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.1997.tb00022.x     Document Type: Article

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