The impact of worker health on long term care: Implications for nursing managers

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-169

  Letvak, Susan ^a   Ruhm, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953545043     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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