Small-area estimates of general practice workforce shortage in rural and remote Western Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 209-213

  Scott, Jessica ^a   Larson, Ann ^a   Jefferies, Felicity ^b   Veenendaal, Bert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Health workforce; Locational disadvantage; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIGENT; INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33749471327     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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