Towards a conceptual consensus of continuity in mental healthcare: Focused literature search and theory analysis

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-109

  Digel Vandyk, Amanda ^a   Graham, Ian D ^b   Vandenkerkhof, Elizabeth G ^a   Ross White, Amanda ^a   Harrison, Margaret B ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Mental health; Systematic review; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878986463     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-1609.12024     Document Type: Article

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