The gordian knot of chronic illness care

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 487-489

  Parchman, Michael L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPHYSEMA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGNOSIS; STROKE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 56749169701     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080180     Document Type: Note

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