Reliability of needs assessments in the community care of older people: Impact of the single assessment process in England

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-529

  Clarkson, P ^a   Abendstern, M ^a   Sutcliffe, C ^a   Hughes, J ^a   Challis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77649251722     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp035     Document Type: Article

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