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?

AuthorAllen Prabhaker Ugargo
AuthorArnab Mukherji
AuthorRitika Tiwari
Date Accessioned2024-12-07T05:05:44Z
Date Available2024-12-07T05:05:44Z
Date of Publication2023
AbstractProvisioning 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.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/1154
PublisherThe Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
Source URI/URLhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100197
KeywordNCD
KeywordUrbanization
TitleIn 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?
Item TypeArticle
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