Work/life balance and health: The Nurses and Midwives e-cohort study

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-36

  Schluter, P J ^a,c   Turner, C ^c   Huntington, A D ^b,c   Bain, C J ^c   McClure, R J ^d  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian and New Zealand nurses and midwives; Cohort study; epidemiology; health and well being; workforce recruitment and retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSE MIDWIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79551503583     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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