PURPOSE The quality of health care, including primary care, is influenced by the context in
which care is delivered. We investigated the association between primary care practice …

Abstract Background In China, most people tend to use hospitals rather than health centers
for their primary care generally due to the perception that quality of care provided in the …

Background: A series of reforms were implemented to improve the quality of primary care
services in China. This study aims to assess patients' perceived quality of primary healthcare …

Primary care is not well established in Korea despite its importance in population health. To
reinforce the primary care system, understanding the public view of primary care will be …

Abstract Objective Following World Health Organization's initiatives to advance primary care,
China put forth forceful policies including the Personal Family Doctor Contract to ensure that …

Background To discuss how best to implement the gatekeeping functionality of primary care;
identifying the factors that cause patients to bypass their primary care gatekeepers when …

Abstract Background. In 2009, China launched its new round of health care reform. One of
its priorities was to strengthen primary care and establish a family practice system. Objective …

Background: China has been undergoing a health-care reform, and community health
centres (CHCs) are being established as primary care provider across urban areas. Aim: To …

PURPOSE Current health care reforms in China have an overall goal of strengthening
primary care through the establishment and expansion of primary care networks based on …

PURPOSE On the eve of major primary health care reforms, we conducted a multilevel
survey of primary health care clinics to identify attributes of clinic organization and physician …