The impact of health facilities on healthcare workers' well-being and performance

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1025-1034

  Rechel, Bernd ^a   Buchan, James ^b   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facility design and construction; Health personnel; Hospital design and construction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL;

EID: 67149100491     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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