Understanding collaboration between social workers and physicians: Application of a typology

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-100

  Abramson, Julie S ^a   Mizrahi, Terry ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare professions; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Physicians; Professional socialization; Social workers; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIALIZATION; TEAMWORK;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW YORK; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0042932301     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v37n02_04     Document Type: Article

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