The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-485

  Abendstern, Michele ^a   Hughes, Jane ^a   Clarkson, Paul ^a   Sutcliffe, Caroline ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing and older people; health and social care; Integrated assessment; inter professional working; social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955428854     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq118     Document Type: Article

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