Commentary on regular primary care lowers hospitalisation risk and mortality in seniors with chronic respiratory disease

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 758-759

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954426929     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1393-y     Document Type: Note

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