Great efforts are needed to develop primary medical service in China: correcting the mistranslation of "Primary Health Care" as the first step. Issue 2 (1st June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Guoping
• Is Part Of: Family medicine and community health. Volume 2:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 6
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2014-06-01
• Subjects: Primary health care -- Mistranslation -- Correction; Family medicine -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Family medicine; Public health; Family Practice; Community Health Services; General Practice; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodical; 610.5
• DOI: 10.15212/FMCH.2014.0141
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2305-6983

Abstract

Abstract : This article aims to discuss how the mistranslation of "Primary Health Care" takes an adverse effect on the conceptual understanding of primary medical service and the development of medical and health services in mainland China. The mistranslation of "Primary" among the public, leadership, and scholars in the field of medicine can lead to a misunderstanding on the real concept as "entry level."Therefore, it is of significant importance to dispel the misunderstanding and free our minds so as to vigorously develop the primary health care and general practice system.