JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 189-195 , March 2009

Development and Testing of a Staff Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Services at Nursing Homes in Japan

  • Koji Abe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontological Policy, National Institute of Longevity Sciences, NCGG, Aichi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Koji Abe, PhD, Department of Gerontological Policy, National Institute of Longevity Sciences, NCGG. 36–3 Gengo, Morioka-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi, 474–8522, JAPAN
    • ,
  • Akira Ohashi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Welfare, Chubu Gakuin University, Gifi, Japan

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 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology funded the study. They played no role in the design, execution, analysis and interpretation of data or writing of the study. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00390-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.004

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 189-195 , March 2009

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