Organisational silos: Affecting the discharge of elderly patients

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-318

  Scott, Janet M ^a   Hawkins, Peri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Medway Foundation NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Nurses; Patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749139329     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260810883567     Document Type: Article

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