Accessing primary health care: A community survey of issues regarding general practice and emergency department services in an outer metropolitan area

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 78-84

  McGaw, Andrew J ^a   Jayasuriya, Pradeep ^c   Bulsara, Caroline ^b   Thompson, Sandra C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Belgravia Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

After hours out of hours; Consumer views; Emergency department; General practice; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33845630188     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY06049     Document Type: Article

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