Determining priority of access to physiotherapy at Victorian community health services

Australian Health Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-184

  Brown, Alison M C ^a,b   Pirotta, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Victorian Healthcare Association   (Australia)

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EID: 79957632090     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09850     Document Type: Article

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