Sense of coherence among unemployed nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-422

  Leino Loison, Katja ^a   Gien, Lan T ^b   Katajisto, Jouko ^a   Välimäki, Maritta ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

General health; Nurses; Sense of coherence; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 8344290411     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03210.x     Document Type: Article

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