Options for expanding the health workforce

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-160

  Brooks, Peter M ^a,c   Robinson, Lynn ^a   Ellis, Niki ^b  

^a Centre for Health Innovation and Solutions

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 42449093000     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080156     Document Type: Article

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