A Longitudinal Examination of Hospital Registered Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-300

  Mark, Barbara A ^a   Harless, David W ^b   McCue, Michael ^b   Xu, Yihua ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Missouri Prof Review Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

HCUP; Nurse staffing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1542720370     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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