Quality of care in unlicensed homes for the aged in the Eastern Townships of Quebec

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1441-1445

  Bravo, Gina ^a,b   Dubois, Marie France ^b   Charpentier, Michèle ^b   De Wals, Philippe ^a,b   Émond, Aline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Regie Regionale de la S de l'Estrie   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LICENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033580664     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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