Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 188-194 , November 2007

Impact of a collaborative community case management program on a low-income uninsured population in Sedgwick County, KS

  • Ruth Wetta-Hall, RN, MPH, MSN, PhD

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Received 5 August 2005 ,Revised 31 July 2006 ,Accepted 24 August 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00100-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.009

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 188-194 , November 2007

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