Collaboration and referral practices of general practitioners and community mental health workers in rural and remote Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Lockhart, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health worker; General practitioner; Mental health; Referral practice; Rural and remote Australia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALASIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33644837836     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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