Community health centers: promise and performance
Provides a critical review of the literature on the quality and effectiveness of care provided by community health centres (CHCs) compared with other health care delivery models. This review of structure, process, and outcome indicators suggests that CHCs have effectively reduced many barriers to ac...
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| Published in: | Medical care research and review Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 405 - 431 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-12-1999
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| Summary: | Provides a critical review of the literature on the quality and effectiveness of care provided by community health centres (CHCs) compared with other health care delivery models. This review of structure, process, and outcome indicators suggests that CHCs have effectively reduced many barriers to access, promoted high-quality ambulatory care use among underserved populations, and reduced costly hospitalizations. (Original abstract - amended) |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
| ISSN: | 1077-5587 |