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"There is no reward penny for going out and picking up youths": issues in the design of accessible youth healthcare services in rural northern Sweden.

Cecilia Hultstrand AhlinDean CarsonIsabel Goicolea
Published in: BMC research notes (2019)
Three categories emerged from the analysis; (i) rural closeness; both good and bad, (ii) youth are not in the centre of the healthcare organization, and (iii) adapting youth clinics to a rural setting. While limited to one case example, the study provides valuable insights into youth health service planning in particular types of rural communities. This paper identified structural barriers to developing youth-specific services, and some alternative approaches that might be more suitable to smaller communities.
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