Co-operation as a strategy for provision of welfare services - A study of a rehabilitation project in Sweden

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 532-536

  Norman, Christina ^a   Axelsson, Runo ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co operation; Integration; Rehabilitation; Welfare services

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WELFARE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN;

EID: 35649027271     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm001     Document Type: Article

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