Why not just ask the resident? Refinement of a preference assessment tool for nursing homes

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 40-49

  Housen, Patricia ^a   Shannon, George R ^a   Simon, Barbara ^a   Edelen, Maria Orlando ^b   Cadogan, Mary P ^c   Jones, Malia ^b   Buchanan, Joan ^d   Saliba, Debra ^a,b,c  

^a VA HSR and D   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 77950358397     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20091001-01     Document Type: Article

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