Labor prices and the treatment of nursing home residents with dementia

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-292

  Grabowski, David C ^a   Bowblis, John R ^b   Lucas, Judith A ^c   Crystal, Stephen ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor substitution; Long term care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961164400     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571516.2011.584431     Document Type: Article

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