Forecasting models for human resources in health care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 120-129

  O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a,d   Baumann, Andrea ^b   Donner, Gail ^a   Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^a,c   Lochhaas Gerlach, Jacquelyn ^a   Luba, Marcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Faculty of Nursing   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Demand; Forecasting; Modelling human resources; Needs based health human resources; Nursing health human resources; Nursing workforce; Simulation; Supply

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; NURSING; RESEARCH; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSES; NURSING; RESEARCH;

EID: 0035220549     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01645.x     Document Type: Article

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