Examining Healthcare Disparities in a Disease Management Population

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Walker, David R ^a   Stern, Patricia M ^a   Landis, Darryl L ^a  

^a CorSolutions Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM HEALTH SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342304206     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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