Understanding and improving psychosocial services in long-term care

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Bowen, Sonya E ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 62349108326     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: New Freedom Initiative, 2008c. Internet address: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NewFreedomInitiative (Accessed 2008.)
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