Integration in a nurse practitioner-led mental health service in rural Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 144-150

  Barraclough, Frances ^a   Longman, Jo ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health service delivery; Model of rural health service delivery; Nurse practitioner; Primary health care; Rural service planning

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84940556404     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12233     Document Type: Article

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