An analysis of racial/ethnic pay disparities among hospital nurses in New York city

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-258

  McGinnis, Sandra L ^a   Moore, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Earnings; Registered nursing; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 77649245820     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409358627     Document Type: Article

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