Travel insurance and medical evacuation: View from the far side

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-35

  Grace, Robert F ^a   Penny, Darren ^b  

^a VILA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Vanuatu)

^b ProMedical Vanuatu   (Vanuatu)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK; TRAVEL;

EID: 0345737150     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05772.x     Document Type: Review

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