Opinion networks among long-term care specialists

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Clark, Melissa A ^a   Linkletter, Crystal D ^a   Wen, Xiaozhong ^a   Miller, Edward Alan ^b   Mor, Vincent ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

financing; long term care; network analysis; reform; regulation; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICINE; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954891023     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558710367654     Document Type: Article

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