Issues in quality of high-tech home care: Sources of information and staff training in Quebec primary care organizations and relationships with hospitals

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-46

  Lehoux, P ^a   Pineault, R ^a   Richard, L ^a   St Arnaud, J ^a   Law, S ^b   Rosendal, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c Landelijke Veriniging voor Thuiszorg (Home Care Organization)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Health care; Patients; Primary care; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844249431     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860310460479     Document Type: Article

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