Price competition, professional cooperation and standards

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 272-273

  Arnold, Peter C ^a,b  

^a Australian Medical Association ^*  (Australia)

^b Australian Medical Student's Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPETITION; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LAW; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029840069     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124965.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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