Long-term care politics and policy

Handbook of Long-Term Care Administration and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 319-338

  Weissert, William ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420013245.pt5     Document Type: Chapter

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