Evaluating the impact of sustainable comprehensive primary health care on rural health

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Tham, Rachel ^a   Humphreys, John ^a   Kinsman, Leigh ^a   Buykx, Penny ^a   Asaid, Adel ^b   Tuohey, Kathy ^b   Riley, Karen ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Elmore Primary Health Service   (Australia)

^c Bendigo Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health service evaluation; Model of rural service delivery; Primary health care; Rural health; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; VICTORIA;

EID: 77955245271     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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