Hospital design and staff perceptions: An exploratory analysis

Health Care Manager

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-244

  Mroczek, Jana ^a   Mikitarian, George ^b   Vieira, Elizabeth K ^b   Rotarius, Timothy ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Parrish Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Hospital; Staff perceptions; Workplace

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

FLORIDA; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27144498266     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200507000-00008     Document Type: Article

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