An ageing nursing workforce

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  Graham, Elizabeth M ^a   Duffield, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; NURSE; POLICY;

AGING; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NURSES; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 77951885534     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09684     Document Type: Article

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