Assessing the involvement of retired health professionals in meeting the needs of underserved populations

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-39

  Wilson, Laura B ^a   Lester, Laura ^a   Simson, Sharon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0033631827     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mno.2000.98119     Document Type: Article

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