The role of the social worker in the adult critical care unit: A systematic review of the literature

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-157

  Hartman Shea, Katherine ^a   Hahn, Anne P ^a   Kraus, Joanne Fritz ^a   Cordts, Grace ^b   Sevransky, Jonathan ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Social work

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 79951893450     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2010.506411     Document Type: Review

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