Allied health in Central Australia: Challenges and rewards in remote area practice

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-212

  Bent, Anne ^a,b  

^a Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health occupations; Northern Territory; Personnel turnover; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RURAL AREA; SPEECH; WORK;

EID: 0032850645     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60351-2     Document Type: Article

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