Tools and techniques in disease management: Programmes for improving and measuring outcomes

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Horn, Susan D ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0011127970     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-199701010-00004     Document Type: Article

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