Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients
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Dan Zuberi., & Dan Zuberi|AUTHOR. (2013). Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients . Cornell University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dan Zuberi and Dan Zuberi|AUTHOR. 2013. Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients. Cornell University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dan Zuberi and Dan Zuberi|AUTHOR. Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients Cornell University Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dan Zuberi, and Dan Zuberi|AUTHOR. Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients Cornell University Press, 2013.
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Full title | cleaning up how hospital outsourcing is hurting workers and endangering patients |
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