Survey Of 5 European Countries suggests that more elements of patient-centered medical homes could improve primary care

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 797-806

  Faber, Marjan ^a   Voerman, Gerlienke ^a   Erler, Antje ^b   Eriksson, Tina ^c   Baker, Richard ^d   De Lepeleire, Jan ^e   Grol, Richard ^f   Burgers, Jako ^g  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c University of Leicester ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^g DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHRONIC PATIENT; DENMARK; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MODEL; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84877979061     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0184     Document Type: Article

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