Making informed choices in social care: The importance of accessible information

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-207

  Baxter, Kate ^a   Glendinning, Caroline ^a   Clarke, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Information; Informed choice; Social care

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 39349102935     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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