In search of a fix to the primary health care chasm in India: can institutionalizing a public health cadre and inducting family physicians be the answer?
Date of Publication
2023
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The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
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Abstract
Provisioning medical officers and general practitioners trained in family medicine can salvage community's confidence in primary care, increase primary healthcare utilization, stymie over-specialization of care, channelize and prioritize referrals, and guarantee competence in healthcare quality for rural communities.
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NCD, Urbanization