Great debate: how clinicians make their views heard in health reform

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Blackwell, Scott ^a   Gibson, Kim ^b   Combs, Shane ^b,c   Davidson, Rowan ^d,e   Drummond, Carolyn ^f   Olsson, Helen ^g   O'Neill, Barbara ^h  

^a Palliative Care WA ^*

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WA Health Department

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Princess Magaret Hospital

^g Bentley Health Service   (Australia)

^h Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; LOBBYING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 63049091476     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090005     Document Type: Note

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