Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1021-1025 , August 2006

Usefulness of the Nursing Home Quality Measures and Quality Indicators for Assessing Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation Outcomes

  • Burton Silverstein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • HCR Manor Care, Toledo, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Burton Silverstein, PhD, HCR Manor Care, 333 N Summit, 9th Fl, Toledo, OH 43604
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  • Patricia A. Findley, DrPH, MSW

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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  • Rita K. Bode, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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 Supported in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (K23 award no. HD40779).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1021-1025 , August 2006

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