Challenges in nursing home care: A research agenda

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISS. 2, 2003, Pages 4-6

  Quadagno, Jill ^a   Stahl, Sidney M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; NURSING; POLITICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOME FOR THE AGED; NURSING HOME; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038284125     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.suppl_2.4     Document Type: Note

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