Using network variation in practice: Identification of support network type

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-35

  Wenger, G Clare ^a   Tucker, Ithwen ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intervention; Older people; Social care; Support network

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0036363591     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00339.x     Document Type: Review

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