Self-help organisations: A qualitative study of successful collaboration with general practice

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Boyle, Frances M ^a   Posner, T Natasha ^a   Del Mar, Christopher B ^a   McLean, Jill ^a   Bush, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; General practice; Non profit organisations; Qualitative methods; Self help groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF HELP;

EID: 1642431731     PISSN: 13242296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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