Rethinking teaching nursing homes: Potential for improving long-term care

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Mezey, Mathy D ^a   Mitty, Ethel L ^a   Burger, Sarah Green ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Education; Health care workforce; Practice; Teaching nursing homes

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; TEACHING;

EID: 41849146390     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.1.8     Document Type: Review

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