A tool for assessing continuity of care across care levels: An extended psychometric validation of the CCAENA questionnaire

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 13, Issue OCT/DEC, 2013, Pages

  Aller, Marta Beatriz ^a   Vargas, Ingrid ^a   Garcia Subirats, Irene ^a   Coderch, Jordi ^b   Colomés, Lluís ^c   Llopart, Josep Ramon ^a   Ferran, Manel ^d   Sánchez Pérez, Inma ^b   Luisa Vazquez M ^a  

^a Health Policy Research Unit   (Spain)

^b Grup de Recerca en Serveis Sanitaris i Resultats en Salut   (Spain)

^c SAGESSA Group   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Delivery of health care; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897633440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.1160     Document Type: Article

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