The Australian health care system: Reform, repair or replace?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-329

  Duckett, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 56649089439     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080322     Document Type: Article

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