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Work hour constraints in the German nursing workforce: A quarter of a century in review

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  • Alameddine, Mohamad
  • Otterbach, Steffen
  • Rafii, Bayan
  • Sousa-Poza, Alfonso

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Work hour constraints (WHC), or the mismatch between desired and actual worktime, can negatively affect work productivity, job satisfaction, worker health and job fluctuations.

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  • Alameddine, Mohamad & Otterbach, Steffen & Rafii, Bayan & Sousa-Poza, Alfonso, 2018. "Work hour constraints in the German nursing workforce: A quarter of a century in review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(10), pages 1101-1108.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:122:y:2018:i:10:p:1101-1108
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.07.023
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