Nurses' reports on hospital care in five countries

Health Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 43-53

  Aiken, Linda H ^a   Clarke, Sean P ^a   Sloane, Douglas M ^a   Sochalski, Julie A ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^b,c   Clarke, Heather ^d   Giovannetti, Phyllis ^e   Hunt, Jennifer ^f,g   Rafferty, Anne Marie ^h   Shamian, Judith ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^g Bovaird Hunt Associates in Welwyn   (United Kingdom)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; WORKLOAD;

EID: 8844222068     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.20.3.43     Document Type: Article

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