Ageing, care dependency, and care for older people in Egypt: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 B, 2005, Pages 56-63

  Boggatz, Thomas ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Care dependency; Demographic transition; Egypt; Geriatric care

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944465423     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01277.x     Document Type: Review

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