Healthcare services for Japanese elderly long-staying in Thailand from the perspective of the patient and healthcare providers: A survey study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Fukahori, Hiroki ^a,c   Baba, Yuji ^b,c   Hioki, Fumika ^d   Monkong, Supreeda ^e   Intarasombat, Prakong ^e   Malathum, Porntip ^e  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Bunkyo University   (Japan)

^c MIE PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

^d Research and Consulting Division   (Japan)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Japanese long staying elderly abroad; Thai healthcare profession; Transcultural care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; MEDICAL TOURISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 79960082883     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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