Increased physiotherapy in sheltered housing in Sweden: A study of structure and process in elderly care

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 470-476

  Fahlström, Gunilla ^a,c   Kamwendo, Kitty ^b  

^a Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Kommunförbundet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Elderly care; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Records review; Rehabilitation; Staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842483865     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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