Implementing a continuum of care model for older people—Results from a Swedish case study

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Dunér, Anna ^a,b   Blomberg, Staffan ^b,c   Hasson, Henna ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuum of care; Implementation; Integrated care; Older people; Qualitative methods; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867029558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.665     Document Type: Article

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