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Mountain Medical Specialists, Habersham County Health Department, Demorest, Ga., USA.
D017046:Cost Savings; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology