Interventions to improve outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Smith, Susan M ^a   Soubhi, H ^b   Fortin, M ^b   Hudon, C ^b   O'Dowd, T ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 44949189515     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006560     Document Type: Review

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