The construction of a research model on post-discharge problems based on a review of the literature 1990-1995

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 33-68

  Mistiaen, Patriek ^a   Duijnhouwer, Ellen ^b   Ettema, Trudeke ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Literature review; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033364396     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v29n04_03     Document Type: Article

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