The potential of mobile health clinics in chronic disease prevention and health promotion in universal healthcare systems. An on-field experiment

The potential of mobile health clinics in chronic disease prevention and health promotion in universal healthcare systems. An on-field experiment

Abstract Background Mobile health clinics (MHCs) are recognized to facilitate access to healthcare services, especially in disadvantaged populations. Notwithstanding that in Europe a wide-ranging background in mobile screening units for cancer is shared, evidences about MHCs targeting also at other...

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Main Authors: Chiara Bertoncello, Silvia Cocchio, Marco Fonzo, Silvia Eugenia Bennici, Francesca Russo, Giovanni Putoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Mobile health units
Noncommunicable diseases
Health promotion
Primary health care
Healthcare inequalities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01174-8

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