A private-sector preferred provider network model for public health screening of newly resettled refugees

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-199

  Geltman, Paul L ^a,b   Cochran, Jennifer ^a  

^a Refugee and Immigrant Health Program   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTRACT SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFUGEES;

EID: 13144294016     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.040311     Document Type: Review

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