Freeing time? The 'family time economies' of nurses

Sociology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-287

  Maher, Jane Maree ^a   Lindsay, Jo ^a   Bardoel, E Anne ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment; Family time; Family time economy; Nursing; Time use

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951633093     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038509357205     Document Type: Article

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