Managing post-discharge care at home: An analysis of patients' and their carers' perceptions of information received during their stay in hospital

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1165-1173

  Driscoll, Andrea ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TEACHING MATERIALS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034181616     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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