Patient care pathways under the model of integrating tuberculosis service with general hospitals in China

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1392-1399

  Wei, Xiaolin ^a   Yin, Jia ^a   Zou, Guanyang ^b,c   Walley, John ^b   Zhong, Jiemign ^d   Chen, Songhua ^d   Sun, Qiang ^e   Wang, Xiaoming ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Integrated model; Patient care pathways; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNDING; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIVER PROTECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TABLET; THERAPY DELAY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHINA;

CHINA; INTEGRATED MODEL; PATIENT CARE PATHWAYS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84886262511     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12197     Document Type: Article

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