Effectiveness of case management for 'at risk' patients in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Stokes, Jonathan ^a   Panagioti, Maria ^a   Alam, Rahul ^a   Checkland, Kath ^a   Cheraghi Sohi, Sudeh ^a   Bower, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORKER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY CARE;

EID: 84940823820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132340     Document Type: Article

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