Quality of Care and Job Satisfaction in the European Home Care Setting: Research Protocol

Liza Van Eenoo; Henriëtte van der Roest; Hein van Hout; Anja Declercq

doi:10.5334/ijic.2519

Quality of Care and Job Satisfaction in the European Home Care Setting: Research Protocol

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volume 16 (2016): Issue 3

By: Liza Van Eenoo, Henriëtte van der Roest, Hein van Hout and Anja Declercq

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2519 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156

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Submitted on: Aug 16, 2016

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Keywords:

Europe,

older people,

community care,

care dependent elderly,

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