Sizing up the market for assisted living

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-43

  Stevenson, David G ^a   Grabowski, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; INCOME; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; COMMERCE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957363108     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0527     Document Type: Article

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