primary health care
noun/ˌpraɪməri ˈhelθ keə(r)/
/ˌpraɪmeri ˈhelθ ker/
(also primary care)
[uncountable]- the medical treatment that you receive first when you are ill, for example from your family doctor
- How is primary health care best delivered?
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