Health Transformation Plan in Iran: A New Return to the Declaration of Alma-Ata

authors:

avatar Mohaddesseh Noura 1 , avatar Mehdi Zanganeh Baygi ORCID 2 , 3 , *

School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Health Services Management, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan, Iran
Health Scope: Vol.9, issue 2; e67268
published online: January 18, 2020
article type: Letter
received: February 8, 2018
revised: July 8, 2019
accepted: September 3, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.67268

how to cite: Noura M, Zanganeh Baygi M. Health Transformation Plan in Iran: A New Return to the Declaration of Alma-Ata. Health Scope. 2020;9(2):e67268. https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.67268.

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