Australian primary care policy in 2004: Two tiers or one for Medicare?

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Swerissen, Hal ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BILLING AND CLAIMS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

EID: 33751558073     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-1-2     Document Type: Article

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