The art of integrating care: Theories revisited

Open Public Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-39

  Ahgren, Bengt ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuums of integration; Determinants of development; Integrated care; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; COMMENSALISM; INTEGRATED CARE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; THEORY;

EID: 84866128846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18749445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874944501205010036     Document Type: Article

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