Characteristics and recruitment paths of certified nursing assistants in rural and urban nursing homes

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Probst, Janice C ^a   Baek, Jong Deuk ^b   Laditka, Sarah B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67949095937     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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