Kalinichenko, OlenaAmado, CarlaSantos, Sérgio Pereira dos2014-06-272014-06-272012-07978-1-902546-43-8AUT: SSA00141; AUT: CAM00958;http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4573The aim of this research is to carry out a systematic review of the studies devoted to the performance assessment of primary health care providers. Focusing on the peculiarities of performance evaluation in the public sector, we examine performance measurement categories, dimensions and techniques in order to provide a holistic picture of the main developments and opportunities in the referred domain and to identify future research directions.engPrimary health carePerformance assessmentEquityEfficiencyEffectivenessData envelopment analysisPerformance assessment in primary health care: a systematic review of the literature and a new research agendaconference object