Cultural diversity between hospital and community nurses: Implications for continuity of care

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hellesø, Ragnhild ^a   Fagermoen, May Solveig ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Discharge planning; Hospital and home care nurses interaction; Interaction challenges

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034458665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.508     Document Type: Article

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