Rural primary care in Greece: working under limited resources
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Insufficient primary care services to the rural population of Greece.
The aim of the Greek healthcare system is stated to be universal coverage and provision of equal services to all citizens 1 . This ambitious aim can hardly be said to have been realised. Primary healthcare in Greece remains poorly organised and highly fractured, as it is delivered by a variety of providers that differ in quantity, quality, effectiveness and efficiency of care provision. As a co...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq032