Further examination of the influence of caregiver staffing levels on nursing home quality

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 464-476

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Engberg, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Quality; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSING HOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 51649114062     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.4.464     Document Type: Article

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