It is time to assess the role of organizational culture in nursing home prescribing patterns [6]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 238-239

  Gruneir, Andrea ^a   Lapane, Kate L ^b  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749094795     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.43     Document Type: Letter

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