The Need for Integrated Primary Health Care to Enhance the Effectiveness of Health Services

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-67

  Lee, Albert ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of health services; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0242636147     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500111     Document Type: Article

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