Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - An international series: Australia

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-25

  Glasgow, Nicholas ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Funding; Management; Primary care; Respiratory disease; Systems

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 40949153854     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00015     Document Type: Review

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