PBS medications: Improving access for aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Couzos, Sophie ^a  

^a National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; FORMULARIES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33644838530     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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