title: Staffing and education of nurses and hospital mortality in Europe-Authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: laiken@nursing.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Linda H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Sloane
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Luk
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bruyneel
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sermeus
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D000078329:Workforce