Implementing family physician programme in rural Iran: Exploring the role of an existing primary health care network

Family Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 551-559

  Takian, Amirhossein ^a,b   Doshmangir, Leila ^c   Rashidian, Arash ^d,e  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^c Health Information Management Research Center   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Family medicine; Family physician; Iran; Policy implementation; Primary care; Primary health care; Universal health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; IRAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

FAMILY MEDICINE; FAMILY PHYSICIAN; IRAN; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE.;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84884726850     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt025     Document Type: Article

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