Promoting quality care in the nursing home

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 26-33

  White, Heidi K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

EID: 17244372386     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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