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Primary health care means essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, culturally appropriate and socially acceptable methods. It is universally accessible to people in their communities, involves community participation, is integral to, and a central function of, the country
Ãâó: www.cdhb.govt.nz/glossary.htm
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| primary care physician |
A physician responsible for supervising, coordinating and providing initial and primary care to patients; for initiating referrals for specialist care; and for maintaining the continuity of patient care. The primary care physician is a physician who has limited his or her practice of medicine to general practice or is a board-certified or eligible internist, pediatrician, obstetrician, gynecologist, or family practitioner.
Ãâó: www2.state.tn.us/health/HMO/general.htm
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| primary care physician |
A physician, usually a general, family practitioner or internist, who delivers general health care, and is most often the first doctor a patient sees. This physician treats the patient directly, refers them to a specialist (or secondary care physician) or admits them to the hospital.
Ãâó: www.mesothelioma-aid.org/insuranceglossary.htm
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