Nurses' ability and willingness to work during pandemic flu

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-108

  Martin, Sharon Dezzani ^a  

^a Saint Joseph's College of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability; Flu; Pandemic; Risk; Threat; Willingness

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651350269     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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