The relationship between the NHS and residential and nursing care for older people: A survey of home owners and managers in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 24-33

  Garvican, Linda ^a   Bickler, Graham ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b East Sussex Brighton and Hove Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care home managers; Care home owners; Care of older people; Provider survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844439361     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200200024     Document Type: Article

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