Primary health care in the Amazon and its potential impact on health inequities: a scoping review
Introduction: Health studies of the Amazon often focus on diseases and infections prevalent in the region, and few studies address health organizations and services. In this sense, this study fills a gap by reviewing the studies aimed at primary healthcare (PHC) implementation in the nine Amazonian...
Main Authors: | Amandia Sousa, Fernando Herkrath, Carolyn Wallace, Jane Farmer, Aylene Bousquat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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James Cook University
2022-01-01
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Series: | Rural and Remote Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/6747/ |
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