Australian general practice: Where have the GP services gone?

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-124

  McRae, Ian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33747054792     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200605020-00005     Document Type: Article

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