Reduced waiting times for the GP: Two examples of "advanced access" in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-103

  Knight, Andrew W ^a   Padgett, John ^b   George, Barbara ^b   Datoo, M R ^c  

^a WentWest   (Australia)

^b Kooringal Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCOME; PATIENT SCHEDULING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 23044506067     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06941.x     Document Type: Article

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