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Intersectoral Ward Rounds on Patients Admitted to Temporary Twenty-Four-Hour Accommodations in Denmark: Case Study Cover

Intersectoral Ward Rounds on Patients Admitted to Temporary Twenty-Four-Hour Accommodations in Denmark: Case Study

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 22 (2022): Issue 1
By: Julie Grew,  Maj Thomsen and  Michaela Louise Schiøtz  
Open Access
|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5688 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 5, 2021
Accepted on: Jan 28, 2022
Published on: Feb 11, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
audits,
ward round team,
intersectoral,
temporary accommodation,
municipal care,
elderly medical patients

© 2022 Julie Grew, Maj Thomsen, Michaela Louise Schiøtz, published by Ubiquity Press
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