Community learning disability teams: The need for objective methods of prioritization and discharge planning

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 223-233

  Caffrey, Anna ^a   Todd, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0036842672     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148402320589028     Document Type: Article

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