Using work sampling to investigate staff time allocation in community mental health centers

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Stevenson, Jennifer ^a   Caverly, Susan ^b   Srebnik, Debra ^b   Hendryx, Michael ^c  

^a Ctr Eval Res Children Adolescents   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STAFF; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0032992515     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022226111289     Document Type: Article

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