A clustered controlled trial of the implementation and effectiveness of a medical home to improve health care of people with serious mental illness: study protocol

• Main Authors: Alexander S. Young (Author), Amy N. Cohen (Author), Evelyn T. Chang (Author), Anthony W. P. Flynn (Author), Alison B. Hamilton (Author), Rebecca Oberman (Author), Merlyn Vinzon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People with serious mental illness (SMI) die many years prematurely, with rates of premature mortality two to three times greater than the general population. Most premature deaths are due to "natural causes," especially cardiovascular disease and cancer. Often, people...