The labor market effects of California's minimum nurse staffing law

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 935-950

  Munnich, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

I12; I18; J44

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAW; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SALARY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANPOWER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; WORKLOAD;

CALIFORNIA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84903817001     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2966     Document Type: Article

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