Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 708-716 , November 2009

Understanding the Association Between Employee Satisfaction and Family Perceptions of the Quality of Care in Hospice Service Delivery

  • Grady S. York, EdD

      Affiliations

    • College of Business Administration, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    • ,
  • Janet L. Jones, BSN, FAAMA

      Affiliations

    • Alive Hospice, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Janet L. Jones, BSN, FAAMA, Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
    • ,
  • Richard Churchman, DBA

      Affiliations

    • College of Business Administration, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.03.002

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 708-716 , November 2009

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