Networks and governance: The case of intermediate care

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-164

  Moore, Jeanette ^a   West, Robert M ^b   Keen, Justin ^a   Godfrey, Mary ^a   Townsend, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Intermediate care; Networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; SOCIAL WORK; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33846906529     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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