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Working as a family physician in Canada and Portugal: How different is it?
Author(s) -
Aunes Barata
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197255
Subject(s) - health care , medicine , pillar , work (physics) , healthcare system , nursing , primary health care , service (business) , primary care , public health , family medicine , economic growth , business , marketing , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , engineering , economics
The work of a family physician is quite different in each country, and if we consider different continents, differences are even more remarkable. Social and cultural contexts justify a particular organization, not only of the health-care system but also its providers as well.