Organisational Integration in Health and Social Care: Some Reflections on the Northern Ireland Experience

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3-12

  Heenan, Deirdre ^a   Birrell, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Community care; Delayed discharge; Integrated structure; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992943343     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200900032     Document Type: Review

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