Time for a new approach to medical workforce planning

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 343-346

  Joyce, Catherine M ^a   McNeil, John J ^a   Stoelwinder, Johannes U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1842679074     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05972.x     Document Type: Article

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