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Does A Medical Consortium Influence Health Outcomes of Hospitalized Cancer Patients? An Integrated Care Model in Shanxi, China Cover

Does A Medical Consortium Influence Health Outcomes of Hospitalized Cancer Patients? An Integrated Care Model in Shanxi, China

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 18 (2018): Issue 2
By: Miao Cai,  Echu Liu,  Hongbing Tao,  Zhengmin Qian,  Qiang (John) Fu,  Xiaojun Lin,  Manli Wang,  Chang Xu and  Ziling Ni  
Open Access
|Apr 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3588 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 2, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2018
Published on: Apr 19, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
medical consortium,
propensity score matching,
the Cox proportional hazard model,
cancer patients

© 2018 Miao Cai, Echu Liu, Hongbing Tao, Zhengmin Qian, Qiang (John) Fu, Xiaojun Lin, Manli Wang, Chang Xu, Ziling Ni, published by Ubiquity Press
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