The Australian primary care collaboratives: An Australian general practice success story

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-91

  Ford, Dale R ^a,b   Knight, Andrew W ^c,d  

^a Hamilton Medical Group   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Upper Mountains Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 77955722283     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03809.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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