Do rehabilitative nursing homes improve the outcomes of care?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 545-554

  Kane, Robert L ^a   Chen, Qing ^a   Blewett, Lynn A ^b   Sangl, Judith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029918083     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01440.x     Document Type: Article

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