Role Orientations, Attributions to Nursing Facility Personnel, and Unresolved Complaints of Volunteers in an Ombudsman Program

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 33-46

  Keith, Pat M ^a  

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Author keywords

Advocates; Complaints; Nursing facilities; Ombudsman; Role orientation; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937334895     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v34n04_04     Document Type: Article

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