Preventive health reform: What does it mean for public health?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 715-719

  Russell, Lesley M ^a   Rubin, George L ^b,c   Leeder, Stephen R ^a,c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b Ctr for Perinatal Health Serv Res   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REHABILITATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 48249102295     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01853.x     Document Type: Article

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