Technology assessment and primary health care in Europe. Issues and problems.
This article highlights some of the issues raised by technology and primary health care (PHC) in the Western industrialized world. The author contends that while technology assessment has been focused mostly on hospital-based technology, the wider scope of PHC demands comprehensive assessment projects that would examine virtually every aspect of public health.
D005060:Europe; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014944:World Health Organization