Australia's primary health care workforce - Research informing policy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Douglas, Kirsty A ^a   Rayner, Frith K ^b   Yen, Laurann E ^a   Wells, Robert W ^a   Glasgow, Nicholas J ^c   Humphreys, John S ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian General Practice Network   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; NURSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING; FAMILY PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 70349331181     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02698.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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