Resident satisfaction with long-term care services

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Ejaz, Farida K ^a   Castle, Nicholas G ^b  

^a Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147140544     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v19n02_01     Document Type: Editorial

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