Quality in transitional care of the elderly: Key challenges and relevant improvement measures

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 14, Issue APR-JUN 2014, 2014, Pages

  Storm, Marianne ^a   Siemsen, Inger Margrete D ^b   Laugaland, Kristin ^c   Dyrstad, Dagrunn Nåden ^a,d   Aase, Karina ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b The Capital Region of Denmark   (Denmark)

^c Health Trust Førde   (Norway)

^d STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Elderly; Participant observations; Patient handover; Quality; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900326471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.1194     Document Type: Article

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