Allied health: Untapped potential in the Australian health system

Australian Health Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 244-247

  Philip, Kathleen ^a  

^a Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84931381945     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14194     Document Type: Review

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