Anderson W W, Kane R L
Public Health Rep. 1977 Jul-Aug;92(4):326-31.
This comparison of the care given migrant workers in Utah by private physicians with that provided by clinics demonstrates that clinics can provide more services and meet more of their needs. For a population group in need of an organization that can function specifically for them, the clinic offers many advantages. The clinic's role can also be expanded to become a focal point in the community for a comprehensive health care program for the disadvantaged. Although the cost of such a program may exceed the cost of traditional curative care from individual private physicians, the potential gains make it worth attempting. If long-term health is valued above short-term palliation, then the clinic would appear to be the best method of achieving this goal.
对犹他州私人医生为农民工提供的护理与诊所提供的护理进行比较后发现，诊所能够提供更多服务并满足他们更多的需求。对于需要一个专门为他们服务的组织的人群来说，诊所具有很多优势。诊所的作用还可以扩大，成为社区中为弱势群体提供综合医疗保健项目的焦点。尽管这样一个项目的成本可能超过个体私人医生提供传统治疗护理的成本，但潜在收益使其值得一试。如果长期健康比短期缓解更受重视，那么诊所似乎是实现这一目标的最佳方式。
