Need for primary health care: an objective indicator.
The allocation of resources for primary health care should be based on the community's needs and not only on the workload of general practitioners. I therefore present an objective indicator that may be used to assess the need for primary health care.
D000041:Absenteeism; D004651:Employment; D004739:England; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors