Primary care for persons with disabilities: The Boston, Massachusetts model program

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Meyers, Allan R ^a   Glover, Mary ^b   Master, Robert J ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston's Community Medical Group   (United States)

^c Comm Medical Alliance Health Plan ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capitation; Disability; Health Maintenance Organization; HMO; Managed Care; Prepayment; Primary Care

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; NURSING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMO); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031147838     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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