Functional status outcomes for assessment of quality in long-term care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Rosen, Amy K ^a   Berlowitz, Dan R ^a   Anderson, Jennifer J ^a   Ash, Arlene S ^b   Kazis, Lewis E ^a   Moskowitz, Mark A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Outcome measurement; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0033061435     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.1.37     Document Type: Article

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