March 2, 2023
Europe
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Editorial: Why changes in primary care will affect integrated care
More and more emphasis in health service integration is placed on the role of primary care. What it means to have a “family doctor” may have changed over the last decades, but its key function of assessing, referring and treating patients remains the bedrock of our health systems. Or does it?