An ‘upside-down’ view of rural health care

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-113

  Mahoney, Mary ^a   Townsend, Mardie ^a   Hallebone, Erica ^b   Nesbitt, Pat ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community cohesion; Participation; Rural health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141452518     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2001.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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