Nursing Facility Staffing Policy: A Case Study for Political Change

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-127

  Harrington, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84990378682     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152715440100200206     Document Type: Article

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