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In the current anxiety over the structure, process and outcome of health care it has become evident to the planners who seek efficiency and to the economists who seek efficacy and value for money that primary care is an essential and an important part of health care. Even more important is the possibility that good primary care may serve not only to provide satisfactory and appreciated personal care for the individual and the family but also that it is a sound investment for limited funds and resources because it may protect the more expensive hospitals from inappropriate work (see Chapter 9).
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Reedy, B. L. E. C. (1977). Trends in General Practice (London: Royal College of General Practitioners)
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Fry, J. (1978). The Primary Care Team. In: A New Approach to Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1138-4_11
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