An integrated health and social care organisation in Sweden: Creation and structure of a unique local public health and social care system

Health Policy

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 113-121

  Øvretveit, John ^a   Hansson, Johan ^a   Brommels, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical coordination; Health services; Integrated health system; Integration; Social services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL CARE; SWEDEN;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956189003     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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