Evidence that supports the value of social work in hospitals

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 17-32

  Auerbach, Charles ^a   Mason, Susan E ^a   Heft LaPorte, Heidi ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Hospital social work; Length of stay; Medical social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548133105     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v44n04_02     Document Type: Article

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