Evaluation of a regional disease management programme for patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 429-436

  Steuten, Lotte ^a   Vrijhoef, Bert ^a,b   Van Merode, Frits ^a   Wesseling, Geert Jan ^b   Spreeuwenberg, Cor ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Disease management; Outcome and process assessment; Programme evaluation; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUDGET; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SELF CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 34247368146     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl052     Document Type: Article

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