State Nursing Home Enforcement Systems

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-73

  Harrington, Charlene ^a   Mullan, Joseph T ^a   Carrillo, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342302420     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-29-1-43     Document Type: Review

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