Primary Healthcare is more than just First-line Healthcare
Pages 375 to 379
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- CRISMER, André,
- BELCHE, Jean-Luc
- and VAN DER VENNET, Jean-Luc,
- Crismer, André.,
- et al.
- Crismer, A.,
- Belche, J.-L.
- and Van der Vennet, J.-L.
https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.163.0375
Cite this article
- Crismer, A.,
- Belche, J.-L.
- and Van der Vennet, J.-L.
- Crismer, André.,
- et al.
- CRISMER, André,
- BELCHE, Jean-Luc
- and VAN DER VENNET, Jean-Luc,
https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.163.0375
Primary healthcare is a term that is frequently used, but rarely defined. This article explores this concept and identifies two different understandings of primary healthcare, both derived from the Alma Ata Declaration. For as long as the expression “primary healthcare” corresponds to two types of contents, either level of care, or a global approach of the health system, the term should be clarified before being used.
Publisher keywords: definition<np pagenum="376"/>, primary care, primary healthcare
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https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.163.0375