Assessing and balancing elder risk, safety and autonomy: Decision-making practices of health care professionals

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3-20

  Clemens, Elizabeth L ^a   Hayes, Harriett E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030633939     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v16n03_02     Document Type: Article

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