Well-being at work among ageing hospital nurses in northern Finland: A grounded theory study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-157

  Utriainen, Kati ^a   Kyngäs, Helvi ^a   Nikkilä, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Grounded theory; Hospital; Nurse; Occupational health; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449092144     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i2.18325     Document Type: Article

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