Why this hospital nursing shortage is different

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2742-2744

  Berliner, Howard S ^a   Ginzberg, Eli ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; JOB SATISFACTION; NOTE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037021574     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.21.2742     Document Type: Note

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