Gossip and emotion in nursing and health-care organizations

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 378-394

  Waddington, Kathryn ^a   Fletcher, Clive ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Individual behaviour; Nursing; Research; Stress; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944484731     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260510615404     Document Type: Article

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