What is important to continuity in home care? Perspectives of key stakeholders

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 177-192

  Woodward, Christel A ^a   Abelson, Julia ^a   Tedford, Sara ^a   Hutchison, Brian ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Continuity of care; Home care; Service provision

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0142217992     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00161-8     Document Type: Article

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