Nurse retention: Moderating the ill-effects of shiftwork

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 16-31

  Brooks, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13544273308     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2000.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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