International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 569-580 , August 2004

Challenging the information gap – the patients transfer from hospital to home health care

  • Ragnhild Hellesø

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153, Blindern, Oslo NO-0318, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22 850566; fax: +47 22 850570.
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  • Margarethe Lorensen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153, Blindern, Oslo NO-0318, Norway
    • ,
  • Lena Sorensen

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.04.009

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 569-580 , August 2004

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