Integrating health and social care assessment and care management: Findings from a pilot project evaluation

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-277

  Christiansen, Angela ^a   Roberts, Kathryn ^b  

^a Curriculum Adviser University   (Australia)

^b Stockton Heath   (United States)

Author keywords

care management; district nursing role; older people; single assessment process; social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973382159     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423605pc247oa     Document Type: Article

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