Hospital beds and the quality of a national health system

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 93-95

  Phillips, Andrew ^a   Smallwood, Lexia ^a  

^a National Rural Health Alliance   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; BED OCCUPANCY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77954883170     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01141.x     Document Type: Review

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