Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 189-195 , December 2009

Analysis of Manpower and Career Characteristics of Nurse Anesthetists in Taiwan: Results of a Cross-sectional Survey of 113 Institutes

  • Wen-Jan Dai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, College of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yi-Fang Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chien-Ju Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, College of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuei-Min Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, College of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ta-Liang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, College of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, R.O.C.

Received 20 November 2008 ,Revised 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 20 July 2009.

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PII: S1875-4597(09)60053-9

doi: 10.1016/S1875-4597(09)60053-9

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 189-195 , December 2009

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