Factors influencing priorities in hospital social work departments: A director’s perspective

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-40

  Ezell, Mark ^a   Menefee, David ^b   Patti, Rino J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MANAGER; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030785116     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v26n01_02     Document Type: Article

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