Determinants of GP billing in Australia: Content and time

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-104

  Britt, Helena ^a   Valenti, Lisa ^a   Miller, Graeme C ^a   Farmer, Jillann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Health Insurance Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4043070812     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06186.x     Document Type: Article

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