Health care workforce crisis in Australia: Too few or too disabled?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 689-692

  Scott, Ian A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE; HEALTH SERVICE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS;

EID: 68349106979     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02638.x     Document Type: Article

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