Working Partnerships? A Critique of the Process of Multi-Agency Working in Services to Disabled Children with Complex Health Care Needs

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 24-34

  Townsley, Ruth ^a   Watson, Debby ^a   Abbott, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled Children; Disabled Children with Complex Health Care Needs; Effective Practice; Families; Multi Agency Working; Partnerships; Service Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992944057     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200400013     Document Type: Review

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