Advancing the evidence base for social work in long-term care: The disconnect between practice and research

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-415

  Simons, Kelsey ^a   Shepherd, Nancy ^b   Munn, Jean ^b  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Evidence based practice; Long term care; Social work

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 61449515578     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802258458     Document Type: Article

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