Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Australia: Findings from a narrative review of the literature

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Hurley, Catherine ^a   Baum, Fran ^a   Johns, Julie ^a   Labonte, Ron ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comprehensive primary health care; General practice; Healthcare reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952769725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.201     Document Type: Article

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