Renewing primary care: Lessons learned from the Spanish health care system

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1432-1441

  Borkan, Jeffrey ^a   Eaton, Charles B ^a,b   Novillo Ortiz, David ^c,d   Corte, Pablo Rivero ^e   Jadad, Alejandro R ^f,g  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e Ministry of Health and Social Policy (Spain)   (Spain)

^f Centre for Global eHealth Innovation   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECENTRALIZATION; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY PLANNING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEOPLASM; NORTH AFRICA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARMACY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPAIN; TAX; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 77958177714     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0023     Document Type: Review

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