Exploring explanations for the female-male earnings difference among registered nurses in the United States

Nursing Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 214-223

  Muench, Ulrike ^a   Busch, Susan H ^b   Sindelar, Jody ^b   Buerhaus, Peter I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX FACTOR; SEXISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85033452719     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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