Health care assistants' and mental attendants' daily work tasks in acute hospital care

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 542-553

  Furåker, Carina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care organisation; Diary; Direct care; Indirect care; Work content

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049170482     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107085240     Document Type: Article

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