Nursing home work environment characteristics: Associated outcomes in psychosocial care

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 19-33

  Bonifas, Robin P ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 62349083610     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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