Public health, communicable diseases, and managed care: Will managed care improve or weaken communicable disease control?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 53-59

  Rutherford, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Immunization; Managed care programs; Medicaid; Public health; Sexually transmitted diseases; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031901650     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00039-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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