The impact of state regulations on nursing home care practices

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-72

  Bowblis, John R ^a   Lucas, Judith A ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimum quality standards; Nursing homes; Offsetting behavior; Quality; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862118761     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-012-9183-6     Document Type: Article

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