title: Primary care in South Africa. Reflections on conceptualisation and a review of the recent literature.
abstract: This paper reviews the various interpretations and connotations of the term 'primary care' as employed in South African literature and practice. There is a need for clear definitions of key concepts and the utility of the primary care framework proposed by Barbara Starfield is suggested in this regard. The paper also reviews and evaluates the research on primary care in South Africa published since 1988.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013019:South Africa; D009626:Terminology as Topic