Comparative performance and quality among nonprofit nursing facilities in Texas

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-667

  Knox, Kris Joseph ^a,c   Blankmeyer, Eric C ^b   Stutzman, J R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative economic efficiency; Governance; Nonprofit nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750695990     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764006289770     Document Type: Article

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