Does Quality Influence Consumer Choice of Nursing Homes? Evidence from Nursing Home to Nursing Home Transfers

Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-361

  Hirth, Richard A ^a   Banaszak Holl, Jane C ^a   Fries, Brant E ^a,b,c   Turenne, Marc N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROFIT; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 1642264974     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_40.4.343     Document Type: Article

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