| Objective: To review the literature assessing current trends within primary health care and its delivery and the role of the chiropractic primary care physician. Data Sources: Select papers which offer definitions of primary care. Data Synthesis: Several influential papers offer criteria necessary to be considered primary care practitioners. Results: Primary care is comprehensive, coordinated, continuous and accessible. Chiropractic care meets this definition. Conclusion: The primary care chiropractic physician is a viable and important part of the primary health care delivery system, with many chiropractic physicians currently prepared to participate effectively and competently in primary care. This abstract is reproduced with the permission of the publisher; click on the above link for free full text.
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