TY - JOUR T1 - Primary care in Norway JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 612 LP - 614 VL - 29 IS - 207 AU - G. H. Fowler Y1 - 1979/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/29/207/612.abstract N2 - The organization of primary care in Norway is described and the shortage of general practitioners, particularly in remote areas, discussed. Improvement in working conditions is one approach to solving this problem. However, enhanced status for the general practitioner, achieved by improvements in his vocational training, is acknowledged as an important prerequisite for better recruitment to general practice. ER -