Improving quality of care in nursing homes: What works?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1238-1239

  Stadnyk, Robin L ^a   Lauckner, Heidi ^a   Clarke, Barry ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Capital Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; NOTE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80051560971     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110789     Document Type: Note

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