The quality of chronic disease care in U.S. community health centers

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1712-1723

  Hicks, LeRoi S ^a   O'Malley, A James ^a   Lieu, Tracy A ^b   Keegan, Thomas ^a   Cook, Nakela L ^c   McNeil, Barbara J ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^d   Guadagnoli, Edward ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; PATIENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845295856     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.6.1712     Document Type: Article

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