Partnerships in primary care: What we can learn from the experience of scottish local health care co-operatives

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-48

  Simeons, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

General practice; Integration; Local health care co operative; Partnership in primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645704674     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY04006     Document Type: Article

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