Current situation and the forecast of the supply and demand of the nursing workforce in Korea

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-711

  Kim, Boon Han ^a   Chung, Bok Yae ^b   Kim, Jin Kyung ^c   Lee, Ae young ^d   Hwang, Seon Young ^a   Cho, Joon Ah ^a   Kim, Jung A ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Gangneung Yeongdong University   (South Korea)

^d Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health resources; Nurses; Review; Staff development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892165235     PISSN: 12254886     EISSN: 2288338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7475/kjan.2012.24.6.701     Document Type: Article

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