The evolution of the general practice workforce in Australia, 1991-2003

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Charles, Janice ^a   Britt, Helena ^a   Valenti, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4043077938     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06181.x     Document Type: Article

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