The Provision of Health Care by Family Physicians in Taiwan as Illustrated With Population Pyramids

• Main Authors: Yi-Jen Wang MD (Author), Hao-Yen Liu MD (Author), Tzeng-Ji Chen MD (Author), Shinn-Jang Hwang MD (Author), Li-Fang Chou PhD (Author), Ming-Hwai Lin MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Family physicians serve as personal doctors for individuals and their families and also act as gatekeepers of the health care system. If no special status is accorded to family physicians, however, then the rates at which health care recipients utilize their service might be affected. In the present...