Engaging the Entire Care Cascade in Western Kenya: A Model to Achieve the Cardiovascular Disease Secondary Prevention Roadmap Goals

Global Heart

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 313-317

  Vedanthan, Rajesh ^a   Kamano, Jemima H ^b,c   Bloomfield, Gerald S ^d   Manji, Imran ^c   Pastakia, Sonak ^b,c,e   Kimaiyo, Sylvester N ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; KENYA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMARTPHONE; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOALS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84984892554     PISSN: 22118160     EISSN: 22118179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.09.003     Document Type: Review

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