Access to general practitioner services amongst underserved Australians: A microsimulation study

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schofield, Deborah J ^a   Shrestha, Rupendra N ^a   Callander, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84856012203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-1     Document Type: Article

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