The effects of managed care and prospective payment on the demand for hospital nurses: Evidence from California

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 993-1010

  Spetz, Joanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hospitals; Managed care; Nurses; Prospective payment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MANPOWER PLANNING; NURSING STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032735178     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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