Interpreting social network metrics in healthcare organisations: A review and guide to validating small networks

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1064-1068

  Dunn, Adam G ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Information dissemination; Organisation policy; Review; Social network analysis; Sociometric techniques; Workflow

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PATIENT CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKFLOW;

COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79953763451     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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