Enhancing the care continuum in rural areas: Survey of community health center-rural hospital collaborations

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Samuels, Michael E ^a,c   Xirasagar, Sudha ^b   Elder, Keith T ^b   Probst, Janice C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849116419     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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