Who recommends long-term care matters

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 474-482

  Kane, Robert L ^a   Bershadsky, Boris ^b   Bershadsky, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Disciplinary bias; Long term care; Placement

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 33748663533     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.4.474     Document Type: Article

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