Original research: Nurses' presenteeism and its effects on self-reported quality of care and costs

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 30-38

  Letvak, Susan A ^a   Ruhm, Christopher J ^b   Gupta, Sat N ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84862783251     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000411176.15696.f9     Document Type: Review

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