Understanding How, Why and for Whom Link Work Interventions Promote Access in Community Healthcare Settings in the United Kingdom: A Realist Review.
Introduction: Inequity in access to healthcare in the United Kingdom can have a profound impact on people's ability to manage their health problems. Link work interventions attempt to overcome the socioeconomic and structural barriers that perpetuate health inequalities. Link workers are typically s...
| Publicado en: | Health Expectations Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1 - 19 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2024
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