Measuring quality of work-life: A participatory approach in a Canadian cancer center

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Sale, Joanna E M ^a,c   Smoke, Marcia ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF WORK LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34547163902     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174378     Document Type: Article

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