Nursing in times of neoliberal change: An ethnographic study of nurses' experiences of work intensification

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 9-36

  Selberg, Rebecca ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care work; Emotional labor; Gender; Nursing; Swedish healthcare; Work intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941632103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22450157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19154/njwls.v3i2.2548     Document Type: Article

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