Avoiding mandatory hospital nurse staffing ratios: An economic commentary

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a  

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ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549147531     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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