Doctor supply in Australia: Ruralurban imbalances and regulated supply

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Kamalakanthan, Abhaya ^a   Jackson, Sukhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 73849152144     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY08055     Document Type: Review

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