Survivor's Syndrome: A Comparison of the Perceptions of Administrators, Managers, Nurses and Physicians during the Restructuring of Ontario Hospitals

Healthcare Management Forum

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Lees, Martin ^a   Steeves, William ^b  

^a Lambton Hospitals Group in Sarnia   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION;

EID: 1542425072     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60187-1     Document Type: Article

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