By women, for women: The continuing appeal of women’s health centres

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-22

  Broom, Dorothy H ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLITICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032450863     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n01_02     Document Type: Article

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