What do we mean by sustainable rural health services? Implications for rural health research

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Humphreys, John S ^a   Wakerman, John ^b   Wells, Robert ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health services; Rural; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33644843625     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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