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Government Regulation and the Quality of Healthcare

Evidence from Minimum Staffing Legislation for Nursing Homes

Jordan D. Matsudaira
Journal of Human Resources, January 2014, 49 (1) 32-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.1.32
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