Facing the challenges: General practice in 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-124

  Harris, Mark F ^a   Harris, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKILL;

EID: 33746690324     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00490.x     Document Type: Article

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