Is there a social worker in the house? Health care reform and the future of medical social work

Health and Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-186

  Allen, Heidi ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL WORK;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84869163265     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hls021     Document Type: Note

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