The Quest for Nursing Home Quality: Learning History's Lessons

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2552-2556

  Winzelberg, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345283336     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.21.2552     Document Type: Review

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