Chronic care in the english national health service: Progress and challenges

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-201

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LONG TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 59449109774     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.190     Document Type: Article

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