Primary care: An increasingly important contributor to effectiveness, equity, and efficiency of health services. SESPAS report 2012

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation of effectiveness and equity; Health systems; Primary care; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICINE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPAIN; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857913378     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.10.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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