Amalgamation and collaboration in rural general practices: Early experience with the GP links program in rural South Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 80-84

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Symon, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; GP links; Rural general practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035320615     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2001.tb00397.x     Document Type: Article

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