Literacy and learning for hospital employees

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Hess, Vicki Totter ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital workers; Literacy; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032061928     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-199805000-00005     Document Type: Article

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