A case study of a Canadian homelessness intervention programme for elderly people

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-605

  Ploeg, Jenny ^a   Hayward, Lynda ^b   Woodward, Christel ^a   Johnston, Riley ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case management; Continuity of care; Elderly people; Homelessness; Outreach

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 54249138220     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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