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Testing the TEC-MED-Integrated Transcultural Social–Ethical-Care Model for Older People in the Mediterranean Basin: A Mixed-Method Quasiexperimental Study Protocol Cover

Testing the TEC-MED-Integrated Transcultural Social–Ethical-Care Model for Older People in the Mediterranean Basin: A Mixed-Method Quasiexperimental Study Protocol

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 2
By: Marta Lima-Serrano,  Regina Allande-Cussó,  Ana Magdalena Vargas-Martínez,  Georges Karam,  Lea El-Korh and  Ana María Porcel-Gálvez  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.9017 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2024
Accepted on: May 2, 2025
Published on: May 9, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
TEC-MED Project,
longitudinal analytical design,
quasiexperimental design,
economic evaluation,
mixed-method approach

© 2025 Marta Lima-Serrano, Regina Allande-Cussó, Ana Magdalena Vargas-Martínez, Georges Karam, Lea El-Korh, Ana María Porcel-Gálvez, published by Ubiquity Press
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