Navigation roles support chronically ill older adults through healthcare transitions: A systematic review of the literature

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-127

  Manderson, Brooke ^a   McMurray, Josephine ^a   Piraino, Emily ^a   Stolee, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Chronic disease; Navigator; Patient navigation; Transition

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84856758265     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01032.x     Document Type: Review

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