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Editorial

. 2021 Feb 25;71(704):102-104.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X714965. Print 2021.

Primary care funding entrenches health inequalities: time for a rethink

Mark Ashworth¹, Veline L'Esperance¹, Thomas Round¹

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PMID: 33632679
PMCID: PMC7909933
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp21X714965

Editorial

Primary care funding entrenches health inequalities: time for a rethink

Mark Ashworth et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 25;71(704):102-104.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X714965. Print 2021.

Authors

Mark Ashworth¹, Veline L'Esperance¹, Thomas Round¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London.

PMID: 33632679
PMCID: PMC7909933
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp21X714965

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