The Basis for Improving and Reforming Long-Term Care, Part 1: The Foundation

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 459-465

  Levenson, Steven A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Nursing home reform; oversight and regulation of care; public policy; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 68949201466     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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