Financial incentives and the health workforce

Australian Health Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-277

  Scott, Anthony ^a   Connelly, Luke B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 80052241622     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH10904     Document Type: Article

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