Specialist outreach to isolated and disadvantaged communities: a population-based study

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9530, 2006, Pages 130-138

  Gruen, Russell L ^a,b   Bailie, Ross S ^a,b   Wang, Zhiqiang ^c   Heard, Sam ^d   O'Rourke, Ian C ^b,e  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK;

EID: 33745590116     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68812-0     Document Type: Article

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