Characteristics of community nursing homes serving per diem veterans, 1999 to 2002

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 673-690

  Johnson, Christopher E ^a   Weech Maldonado, Robert ^b   Huanguang Jia, ^c   Reker, Dean ^d   Buchanan, Robert ^e   Laberge, Alexandre ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Quality; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; MODEL; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TUBE FEEDING; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 35948933373     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558707304740     Document Type: Article

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