International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 12 , Pages 1585-1594 , December 2009

Factors related to the acceptance of home care and nursing homes among older Egyptians: A cross-sectional study

  • Thomas Boggatz

      Affiliations

    • Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Centre for Humanities and Health Sciences, Department of the Education for Nurse and Paramedical Teachers and Nursing Science, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Bonifaciusstr. 194, 45309 Essen, Germany. Tel.: +49 201 5579148/1577 5607352 (mobile).
    • ,
  • Tamer Farid

      Affiliations

    • Ain Shams University Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine, P.O. Box 9560, Nasr City, Cairo 11471, Egypt
    • Tel.: +20 10 1363697.
    • ,
  • Ahmed Mohammedin

      Affiliations

    • Ain Shams University Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine, P.O. Box 72, Helmiyet El-Zeytoun Distribution, Cairo 11321, Egypt
    • Tel.: +20 10 2412579.
    • ,
  • Theo Dassen

      Affiliations

    • Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Centre for Humanities and Health Sciences, Department of the Education for Nurse and Paramedical Teachers and Nursing Science, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
    • Tel.: +49 30 450 529 092/082.

Received 22 December 2008 ,Revised 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 10 May 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00161-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.006

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 12 , Pages 1585-1594 , December 2009

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