Nurse staffing and patient outcomes: a longitudinal study on trend and seasonality.

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Published in BMC Nurs on October 14, 2016

Authors

Jianghua He1, Vincent S Staggs2, Sandra Bergquist-Beringer3, Nancy Dunton3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, MS 1026, 3901 Rainbow BLVD, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA.
2: Health Services & Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA.
3: School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow BLVD, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA.

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