Nursing workforce: A special issue

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 875-878

  Rafferty, Anne Marie ^a   Clarke, Sean P ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing workforce; Patient outcomes; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; NURSE; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLISHING;

NURSES; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLISHING;

EID: 67149143394     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.04.012     Document Type: Editorial

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