Models of health service delivery in remote or isolated areas of Queensland: A multiple case study

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Birks, Melanie ^a   Mills, Jane ^b   Francis, Karen ^c   Coyle, Meaghan ^c   Davis, Jenny ^c   Jones, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Health Care; Hospitals; Nurses; Primary; Remote Consultation; Rural; Rural Health Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049285880     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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