A Measure of Nursing's Value

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 40-47

  Oermann, Marilyn H ^a   Huber, Diane ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033193091     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3472311     Document Type: Article

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