Patient-and ward-level determinants of nursing time in nursing facilities

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 226-231

  Laine, Juha ^a   Noro, Anja ^a   Finne Soveri, Harriet ^a   Häkkinen, Unto ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WARD;

BENCHMARKING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINLAND; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27544437010     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581905774414178     Document Type: Article

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