An integrated chronic disease management model: A diagonal approach to health system strengthening in South Africa

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1723-1729

  Mahomed, Ozayr Haroon ^b   Asmall, Shaidah ^a   Freeman, Melvyn ^a  

^a National Department of Health   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health system strengthening; Integrated care; Non communicable diseases; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84911365072     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0176     Document Type: Article

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