Financial austerity measures and their effects as perceived in daily practice by Italian nurses from 2010 to 2011: A longitudinal study

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 168-180

  Palese, Alvisa ^a   Vianello, Chiara ^a   Cassone, Andrea ^a   Polonia, Marta ^a   Bortoluzzi, Guido ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical nurses; Cost containment measures; Financial crisis; Health care system; Impact; Italy; Longitudinal study; Nurse manager

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 84923629871     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2014.11081938     Document Type: Article

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