Pathways towards chronic care-focused healthcare systems: Evidence from Spain

Health Policy

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 236-245

  García Goñi, Manuel ^a   Hernández Quevedo, Cristina ^b   Nuño Solinís, Roberto ^c   Paolucci, Francesco ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c Basque Institute for Healthcare Innovation (O+berri)   (Spain)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic care; Health management; Health system; Integrated care; Spain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC CARE MODEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONICITY; COMORBIDITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84870057393     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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