Registered nurses' health in community elderly care in Sweden

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-415

  Josefsson, K ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community elderly care; Positive practice environments; Questionnaire; Registered nurse; Time pressure; Work related health problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865335795     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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