Issues for fundholding in Australian general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 215-219

  Pritchard, Douglas A ^a,b   Beilby, Justin J ^c,d  

^a Lockridge General Practice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^d Research and Health Promotion Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MODEL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030044262     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb94141.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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