Technical support and delegation to practice staff – status quo and (possible) future perspectives for primary health care in Germany

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary health care in industrialized countries faces major challenges due to demographic changes, an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and a shortage of primary care physicians. One approach to counteract these developments...

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Main Authors: Urban Elisabeth, Ose Dominik, Joos Stefanie, Szecsenyi Joachim, Miksch Antje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/81