Intermediate care as a solution for managing chronic diseases: The Stroke Care program in Emilia Romagna (Italy)

Introduction Chronic conditions represent an urgent health-care challenge for three main reasons: 1) their frequency is increasing all over the world, mainly as a result of longer life expectancy; 2) they require complex, long-term response that goes beyond the acute-care hospital setting; and 3) th...

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Main Authors: Simona Bartoli, Salvatore Ferro, Rossana De Palma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/76