Access to general practitioners in South Australia: A population survey

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Reed, Richard L ^a   Roeger, Leigh S ^a   Reinfeld Kirkman, Nova ^a   Howard, Sara L ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SATISFACTION;

EID: 49749133514     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01929.x     Document Type: Article

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