Principles for supporting task substitution in Australian general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-22

  Kidd, Michael R ^a,b   Watts, Ian T ^a   Mitchell, Christopher D ^a   Hudson, Lynton G ^a   Wenck, Beres C ^a   Cole, Naomi J ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LICENSING; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKILL MIX; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 33745944215     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00443.x     Document Type: Article

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