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Primary Health Care Research & Development, 07/01/09
Crooks VA et al. - The authors' objective in this short paper is to introduce readers to the geographic nature of primary health care and to encourage researchers and clinicians alike to engage with applying a ‘geographic lens’ to relevant enquiry and practice. To achieve this, the authors overview the geographic nature of community, equity, and access as these concepts relate to primary health care and also outline the fundamental geographic concepts of scale, space, and place.
Valorie A. Crooks, 07/01/09
| The MDLinx team has accurately captured the essence of this article in their summary. If you do not have a subscription to the journal but would still like to get a copy of the article please e-mail the author directly to obtain an offprint (crooks at sfu dot ca). Applying a geographic perspective to all health and health services research is beneficial, and this article can provide readers with insights on how to approach doing this. If the focus of this article sounds relevant to your work you may also want to consider acquiring the book Primary Health Care: People, Practice, Place (2009) edited by V. Crooks and G. Andrews and published by Ashgate. |
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