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BRISBANE, Australia, Apr 5, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Australia's University of Queensland is starting what's called the world's largest and only longitudinal study of nurses and midwives.
Associate Professor Cathy Turner is leading the Nurses and Midwives E-cohort Project, which will look into the work and health of those involved in such crucial health professions.
Despite being the largest single health professional group in Australia, Turner said very little detailed research had been done on workforce trends within the nursing and midwifery professions and there are no previous longitudinal studies. "There are about 270,000 nurses and midwives in Australia and yet we have little data about the factors affecting their work and health, but have recently had to deal with severe workforce shortages," Turner said.
She said the study would also address similar issues in New Zealand.
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