Primary health care in Africa: Do family physicians fit in?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 573, 2010, Pages 286-292

  De Maeseneer, Jan ^a   Flinkenflögel, Maaike ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77951868684     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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