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Expanding primary care in South and East Asia

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van Weel, Chris; Kassai, Ryuki

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More than 60% of the world population live in Asia, with substantial numbers in very deprived socioeconomic conditions. The heterogeneity between the countries of the region is reflected in their health systems, which vary from well developed to virtually absent. Providing access to care, in particular for those at greatest need, is a regional priority that comes on top the more general global challenge of transforming health systems to respond better to the needs of ageing populations...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorvan Weel, Chris
dc.contributor.authorKassai, Ryuki
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T01:39:26Z
dc.date.available2017-04-04T01:39:26Z
dc.identifier.issn0959-8138
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/114385
dc.description.abstractMore than 60% of the world population live in Asia, with substantial numbers in very deprived socioeconomic conditions. The heterogeneity between the countries of the region is reflected in their health systems, which vary from well developed to virtually absent. Providing access to care, in particular for those at greatest need, is a regional priority that comes on top the more general global challenge of transforming health systems to respond better to the needs of ageing populations with chronic health problems and increasing health costs.
dc.format3 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group
dc.rightshttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0959-8138/ Publisher's version/PDF may be used (Sherpa/Romeo as of 4/4/2017).
dc.sourceBMJ
dc.subjectAsia
dc.subjectworld
dc.subjectpopulation
dc.subjectdeprived
dc.subjectsocioeconomic
dc.subjectconditions
dc.subjecthealth systems
dc.subjectregional priority
dc.subjectaccess
dc.subjectageing populations
dc.subjectchronic
dc.subjectproblems
dc.subjectcosts
dc.titleExpanding primary care in South and East Asia
dc.typeJournal article
local.identifier.citationvolume356
dc.date.issued2017-02-27
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB5299
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.bmj.com/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationvan Weel, Chris, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, CMBE Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University
local.identifier.essn1756-1833
local.bibliographicCitation.startpagej634
local.identifier.doi10.1136/bmj.j634
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