Research ArticleSpecial Communications
Global Health and Primary Care Research
John W. Beasley, Barbara Starfield, Chris van Weel, Walter W. Rosser and Cynthia L. Haq
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2007, 20 (6) 518-526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070172
John W. Beasley
Barbara Starfield
Chris van Weel
Walter W. Rosser

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In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 20, Issue 6
November-December 2007
Global Health and Primary Care Research
John W. Beasley, Barbara Starfield, Chris van Weel, Walter W. Rosser, Cynthia L. Haq
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2007, 20 (6) 518-526; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070172
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- The Strength of Primary Care Predicts a Population's Health Status
- The Necessity of Research as an Integral Component of Primary Care
- Promoting an Effective Primary Care Research Enterprise in Each Country
- Strategies to Strengthen Primary Care Research in Less Economically Developed Countries
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