A descriptive analysis of implicit rationing of nursing care: Frequency and patterns in Texas

Nursing Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 144-154

  Jones, Terry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXAS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TEXAS;

EID: 84940100794     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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