The changing role of acute-care hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 325-328

  Hillman, Ken ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033526138     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127789.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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