A multidisciplinary model of rural allied health clinical-academic practice: A case study

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-241

  Smith, Tony ^a   Brown, Leanne ^a   Cooper, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 76149130703     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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