Do Medicaid Wage Pass-through Payments Increase Nursing Home Staffing?
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Services Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0017-9124,1475-6773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01109.x