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Definition of Primary care
1. Noun. The medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere).
Definition of Primary care
1. Noun. (healthcare) The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primary Care
Literary usage of Primary care
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medicare and Graduate Medical Education by James Baumgardner (1995)
"Change the Relative Subsidization of Particular Specialties An option that would
encourage relatively more residents than otherwise to enter primary care ..."
2. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Many Americans lack access to an ongoing source of primary care, ... In many
areas, access to primary care is limited by an inadequate supply of primary ..."
3. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Resources: The Role of the edited by Catharyn T. Liverman, Carrie E. Ingalls, Carolyn E. Fulco, Howard M. Kipen (1998)
"primary care professionals often expressed a need for summarized information that
... In these cases primary care professionals need specific and detailed ..."
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