Investing in big ideas: Utilisation and cost of Medicare Allied Health services in Australia under the Chronic Disease Management initiative in primary care

Australian Health Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-474

  Cant, Robyn P ^a   Foster, Michele M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

access; dietetics; physiotherapy; podiatry; self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155192262     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH10938     Document Type: Article

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