Primary care, specialist care, and chronic care: Can they interlock?

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-10

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; AUTOMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74949112134     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1441     Document Type: Editorial

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