Notification of infectious diseases by general practitioners: A quantitative and qualitative study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 325-328

  Allen, Carl J ^a   Ferson, Mark J ^b  

^a S Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit ^*  (Australia)

^b Southern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERTUSSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034600051     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb123979.x     Document Type: Article

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