Advancing Healthcare Reform: The American Heart Association's 2020 Statement of Principles for Adequate, Accessible, and Affordable Health Care: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2020, Pages E601-E614

  Warner, John J ^a   Benjamin, Ivor J ^a   Churchwell, Keith ^a   Firestone, Grace ^a   Gardner, Timothy J ^a   Johnson, Janay C ^a   Ng Osorio, Jackie ^a   Rodriguez, Carlos J ^a   Todman, Lynn ^a   Yaffe, Kristine ^a   Yancy, Clyde W ^a   Harrington, Robert A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; cardiovascular diseases; health care reform; health policy; public health; risk factors; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85081944143     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000759     Document Type: Article

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