Expanding what we know about off-peak mortality in hospitals

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 124-128

  Hamilton, Patti ^a   Mathur, Sondip ^b   Gemeinhardt, Gretchen ^c   Eschiti, Valerie ^d   Campbell, Marie ^e  

^a MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953148371     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181d0426e     Document Type: Article

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