Bringing it all back home: can Europeans learn from recent moves toward the medical home in US primary health care reform?

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  • Aileen Clarke
  • Alan B Cohen
چکیده

Correspondence: Aileen Clarke, Professor of Public Health & Health Services Research, Health Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK. tel: +44 (0) 24 761 51060, fax: +44(0) 24765 28375, e-mail: [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of public health

دوره 20 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010