Continuity in primary care: A critical but neglected component for achieving high-quality universal health coverage

Dan Schwarz; Lisa R. Hirschhorn; June Ho Kim; Hannah L. Ratcliffe; Asaf Bitton

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001435

Continuity in primary care: A critical but neglected component for achieving high-quality universal health coverage

Dan Schwarz^*, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, June Ho Kim, Hannah L. Ratcliffe, Asaf Bitton

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Original language	English (US)
Article number	e001435
Journal	BMJ Global Health
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001435
State	Published - May 23 2019

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funding This study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Keywords

continuity
equity
health systems
low-and middle-income countries
primary care
primary health care
quality
universal health coverage

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Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

UN SDGs

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