Ethics Environment in Long-Term Care

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-84

  Mcdaniel, Charlotte ^a   Veledar, Emir ^a   Roche, James K ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics environment; quality outcomes; work characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455245489     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464810361464     Document Type: Article

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