Why strengthening primary health care is essential to achieving universal health coverage

[See related article at [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180186][2]][2] KEY POINTS Strengthening primary health care[1][2] and the attainment of universal health coverage[2][3],[3][4] are both important current global health policy initiatives. Primary health care is essential and affordable

• Publication year

  2018

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  Canadian Medical Association Journal

• Publication date

  2018-04-16

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1503/cmaj.170784PMID 29661815PMCID PMC5903888
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