Providing complex (rather than complicated) chronic care

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-7

  Katerndahl, David ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PATIENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84892623117     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.01.130285     Document Type: Note

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