Nursing Home Policies

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CERTIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; CERTIFICATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871596052     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2012.711665     Document Type: Editorial

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