Whither Divisions of General Practice? An empirical and policy analysis of the impact of Divisions within the Australian health care system

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-99

  Scott, Anthony ^a   Coote, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Coote Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 34547398473     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01149.x     Document Type: Article

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