Provision of rheumatology services in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1192, 2004, Pages

  Harrison, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; AMBULATORY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MANPOWER; PHYSICIAN; RHEUMATOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 3843081044     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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