Australia's systems of primary healthcare: The need for improved coordination and implications for Medicare Locals

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 995-999

  Wiese, Marlene ^a   Jolley, Gwyneth ^a   Baum, Fran ^b   Freeman, Toby ^a   Kidd, Michael ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health services; General practice; Health policy; Integrated delivery of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855918423     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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