Professional perspectives on decision making about the long-term care of older people

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 807-826

  Taylor, Brian J ^a   Donnelly, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Long term care; Older people; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747797234     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch322     Document Type: Review

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