Hospital care at home: An evaluation of a scheme for orthopaedic patients

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 158-163

  Rink, Elizabeth ^a   Sims, Jane ^a   Walker, Rebecca ^a   Pickard, Linda ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community care; Early hospital discharge; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032374019     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1998.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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