Disparities in depression care in managed care settings

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Kee, Chandra ^a,c   Overstreet, Karen M ^b  

^a Delaware Physicians Care Inc   (United States)

^b Indicia Medical Education LLC   (United States)

^c Physicians Care Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CME; Depression; Depression care; Disparities; Managed care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; RACE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449113939     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.132     Document Type: Article

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