Government regulation and the quality of healthcare: Evidence from minimum staffing legislation for nursing homes

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-72

  Matsudaira, Jordan D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84894064406     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.49.1.32     Document Type: Article

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