The History and Future of Nursing Labor Research in a Cost-Control Environment

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-177

  Brewer, Carol S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor supply economics; Registered nurses; Research methods; Wage elasticity; Wages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; RESEARCH DESIGN; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032037721     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199804)21:2<167::AID-NUR7>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Review

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