A conversation on health in canada: Revisiting universality and the centrality of primary healthcare

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-149

  White, Franklin ^a,c,d   Nanan, Debra ^a,b  

^a Pacific Health and Development Sciences   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada Health Act; Health systems; Leadership; Primary healthcare; Universality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 65549142783     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31819941f3     Document Type: Article

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