Functional improvement of the Australian health care system - Can rehabilitation assist?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 340-343

  New, Peter W ^a,b,c   Poulos, Christopher J ^d,e  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; DISABILITY SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REHABILITATION CARE;

EID: 53549095185     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02058.x     Document Type: Article

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