Quality of Life and Care in the Nursing Home

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 154-157

  Tolson, Debbie ^a   Dewar, Belinda ^a   Jackson, Graham A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOOD; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIVACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84893699618     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.11.023     Document Type: Editorial

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