The effectiveness of inter-professional working for older people living in the community: A systematic review

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-128

  Trivedi, Daksha ^a   Goodman, Claire ^a   Gage, Heather ^b   Baron, Natasha ^a   Scheibl, Fiona ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^c   Manthorpe, Jill ^d   Bunn, Frances ^a   Drennan, Vari ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Inter professional working; Interventions; Older people; Team work

Indexed keywords

AGED; COOPERATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84872974732     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2012.01067.x     Document Type: Review

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