Measuring quality in social care services: Theory and practice

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 559-582

  Malley, Juliette ^a   Fernández, José Luis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78249279381     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2010.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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