Quality improvement in nursing homes: The elephants in the room

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2138-2140

  Parmelee, Patricia A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PAIN; QUALITY CONTROL; AGED; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16644378347     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52577.x     Document Type: Editorial

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