Social work, general practice and evidence-based policy in the collaborative care of older people: Current problems and future possibilities

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-141

  Kharicha, Kalpa ^a,d   Levin, Enid ^b   Iliffe, Steve ^a   Davey, Barbara ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative working; General practice; Joint working; Social care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3042816471     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0966-0410.2004.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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