The missing link - the role of primary care in global health

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue SUPP.1, 2014, Pages

  Rao, Mala ^a   Pilot, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global health; Health equity; Primary care; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH EQUITY; PRIMARY CARE; UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84904396486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.23693     Document Type: Review

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