'Out of hospital': A scoping study of services for carers of people being discharged from hospital

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-349

  Borthwick, Rachel ^a   Newbronner, Liz ^a   Stuttard, Lucy ^b  

^a Acton Shapiro School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer; Discharge; Hospital; Mapping exercise; Scoping review; Services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREGIVERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 66849095763     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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