Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , August 2009

Attitudes and knowledge of the Greek nursing students towards older people

  • Ekaterini Lambrinou

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 215 Lemessos Ave, 2252 Latsia, Nikossia, Cyprus
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  • Panayota Sourtzi

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Attica, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2107461474; fax: +30 2107461475.
    • ,
  • Athena Kalokerinou

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Attica, Greece
    • ,
  • Chrysoula Lemonidou

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Attica, Greece

,Accepted 26 January 2009.

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PII: S0260-6917(09)00026-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.01.011

Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , August 2009

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