Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 54-60 , January 2010

Trends in Self-Rated Health Among Nurses: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study on the Transition From Nursing Education to Working Life

  • Dan Hasson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Hasson: Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
    • ,
  • Petra Lindfors, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Stockholm University and Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Petter Gustavsson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.09.002

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 54-60 , January 2010

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