Comparison of services provided by urban commercial, community-governed and traditional primary care practices in New Zealand

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-222

  Hider, Phil ^a   Lay Yee, Roy ^b   Crampton, Peter ^c   Davis, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 36749072694     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581907782101525     Document Type: Article

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