Systematic Review of Studies of Staffing and Quality in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 366-376

  Bostick, Jane E ^a   Rantz, Marilyn J ^a   Flesner, Marcia K ^a   Riggs, C Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; quality; review; staffing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33745819226     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.01.024     Document Type: Article

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