Revisiting the relationship between nurse staffing and quality of care in nursing homes: An instrumental variables approach

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-24

  Lin, Haizhen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumental variables; Minimum staffing requirements; Nurse staffing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MODEL TEST; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; LAW; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICAL NURSE; REGISTERED NURSE; GOVERNMENT; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901612017     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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