A systematic review of interventions to enhance access to best practice primary health care for chronic disease management, prevention and episodic care

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Comino, Elizabeth Jean ^a   Davies, Gawaine Powell ^a   Krastev, Yordanka ^a   Haas, Marion ^b   Christl, Bettina ^c   Furler, John ^d   Raymont, Anthony ^e   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Waitakere Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

After hours care; Appointments and schedules; Continuity of patient care; Diabetes mellitus; English language; Family practice; Health services accessibility; Health services needs and demand; Papanicolaou test; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BENCHMARKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84869229175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-415     Document Type: Review

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