Cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioner/community health worker care to reduce cardiovascular health disparities

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 308-314

  Allen, Jerilyn K ^a   Dennison Himmelfarb, Cheryl R ^a   Szanton, Sarah L ^a   Frick, Kevin D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; community health worker; cost effectiveness; nurse practitioner; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84902317716     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3182945243     Document Type: Article

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