Development of integrated care pathways: Toward a care management system to meet the needs of frail and disabled community-dwelling older people

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 13, Issue APRIL - JUNE 2013, 2013, Pages

  Dubuc, Nicole ^a   Bonin, Lucie ^b   Tourigny, André ^c   Mathieu, Luc ^d   Couturier, Yves ^a   Tousignant, Michel ^a   Corbin, Cinthia ^a   Delli Colli, Nathalie ^a   Raîche, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Critical Care Division   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Client centered; Disability; Frailty; Home care; Integrated care pathways; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882945739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.976     Document Type: Article

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