Chronic disease control and compliance - The HOPE worldwide Jamaica experience

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 51-53

  Swaby, P ^a   Wilson, E ^a   Swaby, S ^a   Sue Ho, R ^a   Pierre, R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 0013087739     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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