The Australian experiment: How primary health care organizations supported the evolution of a primary health care system

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Nicholson, Caroline ^a   Jackson, Claire L ^b   Marley, John E ^b   Wells, Robert ^c  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health care reform; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84863186388     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110219     Document Type: Review

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