Privatizing public nursing homes: Examining the effects on quality and access

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 665-680

  Amirkhanyan, Anna ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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EID: 45149124391     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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