Developing primary care in Hong Kong: Evidence into practice and the development of reference frameworks

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 429-434

  Griffiths, Sian M ^a   Lee, Jeff P M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Primary Care Office   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Health services research; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGE FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84870901099     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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