Predictive and prognostic models: Implications for healthcare decision-making in a modern recession

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 218-222

  Vogenberg, F Randy ^a,b,c  

^a Institute for Integrated Healthcare   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; PROGNOSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 77953378531     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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