Racial disparities in the use of physical restraints in U.S. Nursing homes

Health and Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-213

  Cassie, Kimberly M ^a   Cassie, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing homes; physical restraints; racial disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890453100     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlt020     Document Type: Article

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