Frequent users of the royal flying doctor service primary clinic and aeromedical services in remote New South Wales: A quality study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 602-604

  Garne, David L ^a,b   Perkins, David A ^a   Boreland, Frances T ^a   Lyle, David M ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b Western Operations   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE; TELECONSULTATION; TREND STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77949501318     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb03344.x     Document Type: Article

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