Minimizing absenteeism in the workplace: Strategies for nurse managers

Nursing Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 53-55

  Harter, Tonya W ^a  

^a Emergency Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

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EID: 33744517745     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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