National newspaper portrayal of U.S. nursing homes: Periodic treatment of topic and tone

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 725-761

  Miller, Edward Alan ^a,b,c   Tyler, Denise A ^b   Rozanova, Julia ^d,e   Mor, Vincent ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agenda setting; long term care; media; newspapers; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LAW SUIT; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NATURAL DISASTER; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNALISM; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; NURSING HOMES; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870895192     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2012.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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