The "Leap Forward" in Nursing Home Development in Urban China: Future Policy Directions

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 784-789

  Shum, Michelle H Y ^a   Lou, Vivian W Q ^a   He, Kelly Z J ^a   Chen, Coco C H ^a   Wang, Junfang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nursing home; Policy; Urban China

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MIGRANT WORKER; NURSING HOME; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN AREA; AGED; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; TRENDS;

AGED; CHINA; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84940448545     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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