Rational resourcing and productivity: Relationships among staff input, resident characteristics, and group home quality

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-172+217

  Felce, David ^a,b   Jones, Edwin ^a   Lowe, Kathy ^a   Perry, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Welsh Ctr for Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL RETARDATION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0345352660     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<0161:RRAPRA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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