The contribution of primary care to health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries: A critical review of major primary care initiatives

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 904-911

  Kruk, Margaret Elizabeth ^a   Porignon, Denis ^b   Rockers, Peter C ^a   Van Lerberghe, Wim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Access to care; Alma Ata; Developing countries; Health systems; Policy experiments; Primary care; Program evaluation; Review

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ALMA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77950359701     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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