Australian general practice: Primed for the "patient-centred medical home"?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 365-366

  Jackson, Claire L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; AUSTRALIA; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84871898264     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11373     Document Type: Editorial

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