What impact will the Australian Government's proposed national health care reforms have on Australian general practice?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-57

  Kidd, Michael R ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; LEGAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM;

EID: 70349321211     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02688.x     Document Type: Editorial

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