Return on investment from employment of community health workers

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-137

  Rush, Carl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Cost effectiveness; Health care reform; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858790385     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31822c8c26     Document Type: Article

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