International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 247-254 , March 2004

Five-year follow-up study of stress among nurses in public and private hospitals in Thailand

  • Paul D Tyson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont., Canada L2S 3A1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1-905-688-6922
    • ,
  • Rana Pongruengphant

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, Bangsaen, Chonburi 20131, Thailand

Received 1 March 2003 ,Revised 15 July 2003 ,Accepted 21 July 2003.

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PII: S0020-7489(03)00134-2

doi: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00134-2

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 247-254 , March 2004

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