Hospital restructuring and nursing staff well-being: The role of perceived hospital and union support

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-115

  Burke, Ronald J ^a   Greenglass, Esther R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035648163     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800108248350     Document Type: Article

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