Cox K R
Aust Health Rev. 1983 Dec;6(5):126-9.
Per capita expenditure on health is low in developing countries. Distribution of health care resources reflects the tension among perceived health priorities. Medical perceptions of "best care" generate expectations of technologically advanced, hospital-based, urban care within a staged referral system. World Health Organization presses a decentralized model for accessible, acceptable illness care linked with education for prevention, infrastructure development and peripheral responsibility.
