Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , May 2009

The impact of nurses' motivation to work, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics on intention to quit their current job: An empirical study in Turkey

Received 10 January 2007 ,Revised 12 June 2007 ,Accepted 21 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.06.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , May 2009

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