Community-governed health services in Cape York: Does the evidence point to a model of service delivery?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 605-612

  Coombe, Leanne L ^a,b   Haswell Elkins, Melissa R ^c   Hill, Peter S ^c  

^a Apunipima Cape York Health Council   (Australia)

^b The University of Queensland ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 58149265435     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080605     Document Type: Article

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