Everyday experiences of implicit rationing: Comparing the voices of nurses in California and British Columbia

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 633-653

  Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn ^a   Armstrong, Pat ^b   Armstrong, Hugh ^c   Choiniere, Jacqueline ^b   Lexchin, Joel ^d   Mykhalovskiy, Eric ^d   Peters, Suzanne ^b   White, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Implicit rationing; Nurses perspectives; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035438121     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00269     Document Type: Article

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