Substitution across professions within the home care sector: an investigation of nursing and allied health services

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Stevens, Stella ^a   Vecchio, Nerina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STANDARD;

AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING CARE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 63049115919     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090019     Document Type: Article

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