Registered nurse staffing and patient outcomes in acute care looking back, pushing forward

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1126-1128

  Clarke, Sean P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 36249030461     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31815ccaaf     Document Type: Editorial

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