Improving adolescents' access to primary health care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 416-417

  Sanci, Lena A ^a   Kang, Melissa S L ^b   Ferguson, B Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEER REVIEW; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLISHING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WORKSHOP; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27644455161     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07106.x     Document Type: Editorial

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