Chronic disease management in rural and underserved populations: Innovation and system improvement help lead to success

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Bolin, Jane ^a,c   Gamm, Larry ^a   Kash, Bita ^a   Peck, B Mitchell ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244390258     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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