Financial performance among adult day centers: Results of a national demonstration program

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 146-153

  Reifler, Burton V ^a   Henry, Rona Smyth ^b   Rushing, Julia ^a   Yates, Kim ^a   Cox, Nancy J ^a   Bradham, Douglas D ^a   McFarlane, Mary ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION;

EID: 0031033573     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04499.x     Document Type: Article

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