The Eden model: Innovation in Australian aged care?

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 126-129

  Petersen, Maree ^a   Warbuton, Jeni ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Innovation; Research priorities; Residential aged care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 77956818276     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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