Applying the chronic care model to homeless veterans: Effect of a population approach to primary care on utilization and clinical outcomes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2493-2499

  O'Toole, Thomas P ^a   Buckel, Lauren ^a   Bourgault, Claire ^a   Blumen, Jonathan ^a   Redlhan, Stephen G ^a   Jiang, Lan ^a   Frledmann, Peter ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 78649891581     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.179416     Document Type: Article

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