A realist logic model of the links between nurse staffing and the outcomes of nursing

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-23

  Subirana, Mireia ^a   Long, Andrew ^b   Greenhalgh, Joanne ^b   Firth, Jill ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Pennine MSK Partnership Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hospitalisation; nursing staff; outcome assessment; quality of healthcare; safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892842679     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987113481782     Document Type: Review

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