Linkage, coordination and integration: Evidence from rural palliative care

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Masso, Malcolm ^a   Owen, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based service delivery; Coordinated care; Health program evaluation; Primary health care; Rural GP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 70350153617     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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