Risk-Adjusted Outcome Measures and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-385

  Mukamel, Dana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Patient review instruments; Quality of care; Resource utilization groups; Risk adjusted outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031116364     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199704000-00007     Document Type: Article

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