Improving the recruitment and return of nurses and allied health professionals: A quantitative study

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-36

  Coombs, Crispin R ^a   Arnold, John ^a   Loan Clarke, John ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^b   Park, Jenny ^c   Preston, Diane ^d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33846805755     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148407779614972     Document Type: Article

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