Discharge decision-making with older people: The influence of the institutional environment

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Moats, Gillian ^a  

^a WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Occupational therapy; Patient care planning; Patient care team; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 33748451831     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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