Current Dilemmas of Nursing Homes in Chengdu: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 406.e9-406.e12

  Hao, Qiukui ^a   Wu, Shiying ^a   Ying, Li ^a   Luo, Li ^a   Dong, Dingwen ^a   Dong, Birong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Nursing home; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84860317239     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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