Assessing the impact of the health center growth initiative on health center patients

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-266

  Shi, Leiyu ^a,b   Lebrun, Lydie A ^a   Tsai, Jenna ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPACITY BUILDING; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77950354719     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500215     Document Type: Article

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