Attitudes to telecare among older people, professional care workers and informal carers: A preventative strategy or crisis management?

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Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-205

  Hanson, Julienne ^a   Percival, John ^a   Aldred, Hazel ^b   Brownsell, Simon ^b   Hawley, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudinal survey; Older people; Telecare; User needs

Indexed keywords

NURSING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CARE; TELECARE;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34548189801     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-007-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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