Can addressing family relationships improve outcomes in chronic disease?: Report of the national working group on family-based interventions in chronic disease

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 561-566

  Fisher, Lawrence ^a   Weihs, Karen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Family; Health care costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033940921     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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