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The
relationship between the strength of primary care and health outcomes is
consistent over time, as shown in the graph of premature mortality from 1970
to the late 1990s. Source: Macinko J, Starfield B, Shi L. The contribution of primary care systems to health outcomes within Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, 1970-1998. Health Serv Res 2003; 38(3):831-865. |