Abstract
During the past few decades, three strong trends have emerged in healthcare provision: a strong focus on specialized and tertiary care, marked fragmentation due to multiplication of projects, programs and piloted interventions, and the pervasive commercialization of health care in unregulated healthcare systems.These elements highlighted the need for placing emphasis on primary care.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Integrated Primary and Behavioral Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Role in Medical Homes and Chronic Disease Management |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 75-96 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319190365 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319190358 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |