title: Evaluating special care units: the importance of definitional clarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magaziner
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D014481:United States