Universal health insurance- A prerequisite of a 21st century health system: The case for hypertension management

Future Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-331

  Dalton, Andrew R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health inequalities; health insurance; healthcare reform; healthcare systems; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; NOTE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84903713229     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fca.14.20     Document Type: Note

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