Primary Health Care and England: The coming of age of Alma Ata?

Health Policy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-31

  Green, Andrew ^a   Ross, Duncan ^a,b   Mirzoev, Tolib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b East Yorkshire and Yorkshire Wolds and Coast PCTs ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alma Ata; Health systems; Primary Health Care; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33751217723     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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