Impact of enhanced primary care on equitable access to and economic efficiency of allied health services: A qualitative investigation

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Haines, Terry P ^a   Foster, Michele M ^b   Cornwell, Petrea ^b   Fleming, Jennifer ^b   Tweedy, Sean ^b   Hart, Alison ^b   Mitchell, Geoffrey ^b  

^a Kingston Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 77951915034     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09732     Document Type: Article

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