Market structure, competition from assisted living facilities, and quality in the nursing home industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-257

  Bowblis, John R ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted livings facilities; Long term care; Market structure; Nursing homes; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861217892     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps006     Document Type: Article

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