Caseload management in community learning disability teams: Influences on decision-making

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-321

  Walker, Tammi ^a   Stead, Joanne ^a   Read, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caseload management; Community learning disability teams; Team structures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0348143239     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004703074001     Document Type: Article

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