Care co-ordination and key worker schemes for disabled children: Results of a UK-wide survey

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Greco, V ^a   Sloper, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care co ordination; Disabled children; Key workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0742272109     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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