Building an award-winning Women's Health Ambulatory Service and beyond

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-198

  Allen, Lisa W ^a   Maxwell, Susan ^b   Greene, John F ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Health services accessibility; Low income; Minority groups; Patient satisfaction; Patient centered care; Prenatal care; Women's health services

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037973398     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200307000-00002     Document Type: Review

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