Confronting the growing burden of chronic disease: Can the U.S. health care workforce do the job?

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-74

  Bodenheimer, Thomas ^a   Chen, Ellen ^b   Bennett, Heather D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59449090134     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.64     Document Type: Review

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