Dimensions of quality in long-term care facilities in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 609-618

  Chao, Shu Yuan ^a   Roth, Patricia ^b,c  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nursing; Quality care; Taiwanese elder care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 28944440586     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03632.x     Document Type: Article

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