Nurse staffing and patient outcomes in Belgian acute hospitals: Cross-sectional analysis of administrative data

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 928-939

  Van den Heede, Koen ^a   Sermeus, Walter ^a   Diya, Luwis ^a   Clarke, Sean P ^b   Lesaffre, Emmanuel ^a,c   Vleugels, Arthur ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensity of nursing care; Nurse staffing; Patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 67149137389     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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