International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 353-361 , 1 December 1998

Coping and family relationships in stress resistance: a study of job satisfaction of nurses in Singapore

  • Kam Weng Boey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. E-mail: kwboey@hkucc.hku.hk.

,Revised 20 May 1998 ,Accepted 10 August 1998.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 353-361 , 1 December 1998

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