Residential and nursing home care - Issues of balance and quality of care

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-204

  Challis, David ^a   Hughes, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 0037352502     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.813     Document Type: Editorial

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