Ratios - if it were only that easy

Nursing Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-125

  Douglas, Kathy ^a  

^a Institute for Staffing Excellence and Innovation   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952392810     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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