The evaluation of a model of primary mental health care in rural Tasmania

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-148

  Campbell, Alistair ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Mental health; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TASMANIA;

EID: 22144478674     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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