Evaluation of the VA's pilot program in institutional reorganization toward primary and ambulatory care: Part I, Changes in process and outcomes of care

Academic Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 772-783

  Rubenstein, Lisa V ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a   Fink, Arlene ^a   Lanto, Andrew B ^a   Simon, Barbara ^a   Graham, Mark ^a   Robbins, Alan S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029680918     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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