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In order to address the issue of
value from primary care, evidence of its utility was sought from published international
and country-level studies. Two studies used data from the mid to late 1980s and mid 1990s and from 11 and 13 countries, respectively. Data were collected specifically for the purpose of the studies. Only industrialized nations with populations over five million and availability of needed data were included. References Starfield B. Primary care and health. A cross-national comparison. JAMA 1991; 266(16):2268-2271. Starfield B, Shi L. Policy relevant determinants of health: an international perspective. Health Policy 2002; 60(3):201-218. |