"At least Mom will be safe there": The role of resident safety in nursing home quality

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-204

  Kapp, M B ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; MOTHER; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038714321     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.3.201     Document Type: Review

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