Experience of continuity of care of patients with multiple long-term conditions in England

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-87

  Cowie, Luke ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a   White, Patrick ^a   Gulliford, Martin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 65349120619     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.008111     Document Type: Article

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