Teamwork in primary care: An evaluation of the contribution of integrated nursing teams

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 367-375

  Gerrish, Kate ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated nursing teams; Pluralistic evaluation; Primary care; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033407987     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1999.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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