Interventions for supporting nurse retention in rural and remote areas: An umbrella review

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mbemba, Gisèle ^a   Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a   Paré, Guy ^b   Côté, José ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nurse retention; Nurse shortage; Rural health services; Rural retention; Umbrella review

Indexed keywords

CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84883665984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-44     Document Type: Review

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