Toward international primary care reform
- 25 May 2009
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 180 (11) , 1091-1092
Abstract
Primary care reform is now a worldwide imperative. National health care systems with strong primary care infrastructures have healthier populations, fewer health-related disparities and lower overall costs for health care. [1][1] In the World Health Organization’s 2008 World Health Report, [2][2]Keywords
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