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Published online 28 May 2013
Household number associated with middle ear disease at an urban Indigenous health service: a cross-sectional study 
Geoffrey K. P. Spurling, Deborah A. Askew, Philip J. Schluter, Fiona Simpson and Noel E. Hayman
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Published online 23 May 2013
Supporting patients to self-manage chronic disease: clinicians’ perspectives and current practices 
Rebecca L. Phillips, Alison Short, Paul Dugdale, Peter Nugus and David Greenfield
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Published online 22 May 2013
Respiratory medication use in an Australian developmental disability clinic population: messages for health care professionals 
Sharon R. Davis, Seeta Durvasula, Diana Merhi, Paul M. Young, Daniela Traini and Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich
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Published online 20 May 2013
Management of chronic hepatitis B in the Torres Strait Islands: an identified need for a comprehensive public health approach to chronic hepatitis B in remote Australian Indigenous communities 
Jack Wallace, Marian Pitts, James Ward and Stephen McNally
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Published online 07 May 2013
Written plans: an overlooked mechanism to develop recovery-oriented primary care for depression? 
Victoria J. Palmer, Caroline L. Johnson, John S. Furler, Konstancja Densley, Maria Potiriadis and Jane M. Gunn
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Published online 29 April 2013
Interactions between perceptions of relationship quality and postnatal depressive symptoms in Australian, primiparous women and their partners 
Karen Wynter, Heather Rowe and Jane Fisher
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Published online 29 April 2013
Challenges and lessons from systematic literature reviews for the Australian dietary guidelines 
Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Annette Byron, Clare Collins, Janelle Gifford and Peter Williams
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Published online 29 April 2013
Barriers to collaboration in mental health services for older people: external agency views 
Mikaila M. Crotty, Julie Henderson, Lee Martinez and Jeffrey D. Fuller
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Published online 08 April 2013
Do trial-and-error practices and the use of the internet influence how medicines are used? 
Kay Price, Anne W. Taylor, Eleonora Dal Grande and Debbie Kralik
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Published online 04 April 2013
Yarning about health checks: barriers and enablers in an urban Aboriginal medical service 
Warren Jennings, Geoffrey K. Spurling and Deborah A. Askew
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Published online 20 March 2013
Improving the experiences and health of people with multimorbidity: exploratory research with policymakers and information providers on comorbid arthritis 
Rebecca E. Ryan and Sophie J. Hill
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Published online 13 March 2013
‘Excuse me, do any of you ladies speak English?’ Perspectives of refugee women living in South Australia: barriers to accessing primary health care and achieving the Quality Use of Medicines 
Alice Clark, Andrew Gilbert, Deepa Rao and Lorraine Kerr
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Published online 13 March 2013
GP clinic and community health centre approach to after hours and the role of Medicare Locals in educating and raising awareness 
Natalie E. Rinehart, Samantha Smorgon and Jessica Holman
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Published online 13 March 2013
General practice visits by people with traumatic spinal cord injury: a Queensland longitudinal study 
Delena Amsters, Sarita Schuurs, Melissa Kendall, Kiley Pershouse, Ruth Barker and Pim Kuipers
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Published online 12 March 2013
Focus group interviews with older Australians to explore their awareness of the national age-adjusted dietary recommendations and their suggestions for assisting them to meet these dietary targets 
Sonya Brownie and Rosanne Coutts
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Published online 08 March 2013
How integrated are services for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Perceptions of patients and health care providers 
S. E. Kirby, M. Mutimbe, S. Vagholkar, J. Bunker, S. M. Dennis and S.-T. Liaw
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Published online 08 March 2013
A tool to evaluate patients’ experiences of nursing care in Australian general practice: development of the Patient Enablement and Satisfaction Survey 
Jane Desborough, Michelle Banfield and Rhian Parker
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Published online 07 March 2013
Within the boundary fence: an investigation into the perceptions of men’s experience of depression in rural and remote areas of Australia 
Lisa Patterson-Kane and Frances Quirk
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Published online 01 March 2013
‘It still leaves me sixty dollars out of pocket’: experiences of diabetes medical care among low-income earners in Perth 
Beatriz Cuesta-Briand, Sherry Saggers and Alexandra McManus
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Published online 28 February 2013
Primary health care practitioner perspectives on the management of insomnia: a pilot study 
Janet M. Y. Cheung, Kristina Atternäs, Madeleine Melchior, Nathaniel S. Marshall, Romano A. Fois and Bandana Saini
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Published online 22 February 2013
Australian practice nurses’ perceptions of their role and competency to provide nutrition care to patients living with chronic disease 
Sarah Cass, Lauren Ball and Michael Leveritt
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Published online 22 February 2013
An exploration of individuals’ preferences for nutrition care from Australian primary care health professionals 
Lauren Ball, Ben Desbrow and Michael Leveritt
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Published online 21 December 2012
Caring for refugees in general practice: perspectives from the coalface 
Rebecca Farley, Deborah Askew and Margaret Kay
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Published online 21 December 2012
Recruiting and retaining general practitioners to a primary care asthma-intervention study in Australia 
Smita Shah, Jessica K. Roydhouse, Brett G. Toelle, Craig M. Mellis, Christine R. Jenkins, Peter Edwards and Susan M. Sawyer
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Published online 20 December 2012
Impact of the Social Café Meals program: a qualitative investigation 
Louise Allen, Jacklin O'Connor, Emily Amezdroz, Pieta Bucello, Hannah Mitchell, Arabella Thomas, Sue Kleve, Anthony Bernardi, Liza Wallis and Claire Palermo
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Published online 17 December 2012
Why older people engage in physical activity: an exploratory study of participants in a community-based walking program 
Darren J. Capalb, Paul O'Halloran and Pranee Liamputtong
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Published online 06 December 2012
Evaluation of an Australian primary care telephone cognitive behavioural therapy pilot 
Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Grant Blashki and Philip Burgess
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Published online 19 November 2012
Cross-sectional survey of older patients’ views regarding multidisciplinary care for chronic conditions in general practice 
Andrew Bonney, Christopher Magee and Russell Pearson
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Published online 24 October 2012
Evaluation of the pilot phase of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Male Health Module 
Komla Tsey, Philemon Chigeza, Carol A. Holden, Jack Bulman, Hilton Gruis and Mark Wenitong
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Published online 24 October 2012
The contribution of Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development-supported research to primary health care policy and practice 
Lynsey J. Brown and Ellen L. McIntyre
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Published online 18 October 2012
Routine use of clinical management guidelines in Australian general practice 
Mark F. Harris, Jane Lloyd, Yordanka Krastev, Mahnaz Fanaian, Gawaine Powell Davies, Nick Zwar and Siaw-Teng Liaw
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Published online 11 October 2012
Building research capacity in south-west Sydney through a Primary and Community Health Research Unit 
Emma L. Friesen, Elizabeth J. Comino, Jennifer Reath, Alison Derrett, Maree Johnson, Gawaine Powell Davies, Siaw Teng-Liaw and Lynn Kemp
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Published online 08 October 2012
Trachoma elimination in remote Indigenous Northern Territory communities: baseline health-promotion study 
Fiona D. Lange, Emma Baunach, Rosemary McKenzie and Hugh R. Taylor
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Published online 01 October 2012
Multidisciplinary care: experience of patients with complex needs 
Della Maneze, Sarah Dennis, Huei-Yang Chen, Jane Taggart, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Jeremy Bunker and Siaw Teng Liaw
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Published online 25 September 2012
Competency requirements for middle and senior managers in community health services 
Zhanming Liang, Peter F. Howard, Lee C. Koh and Sandra Leggat
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Published online 04 September 2012
‘Working with the team’: an exploratory study of improved type 2 diabetes management in a new model of integrated primary/secondary care 
Julie Hepworth, Deborah Askew, Claire Jackson and Anthony Russell
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Published online 04 September 2012
Extreme weather-related health needs of people who are homeless 
Lynette Cusack, Antonia van Loon, Debbie Kralik, Paul Arbon and Sandy Gilbert
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Published online 04 September 2012
Introducing the D4 Diagnostic Quadrant as a targeting tool: developing a framework for the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS interventions in Tanzania and beyond 
Andre M. N. Renzaho and Matthew Clarke
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Published online 29 August 2012
The state of risk prevention in a sample of Australian hospitals, medical centres and allied health services 
Deon V. Canyon
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Published online 28 August 2012
Role of the Chronic Dental Disease Scheme in Enhanced Primary Care: allied health or allied outlier? 
Raymond Lam, Estie Kruger and Marc Tennant
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Published online 15 August 2012
A taxonomy of primary health care practices: an avenue for informing management and policy implementation 
John Rodwell and Andre Gulyas
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Published online 09 August 2012
Activating patients with chronic disease for self-management: comparison of self-managing patients with those managing by frequent readmissions to hospital 
Sue E. Kirby, Sarah M. Dennis, Pat Bazeley and Mark F. Harris
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Published online 31 July 2012
Multidisciplinary collaboration in primary care: through the eyes of patients 
Lynn H. Cheong, Carol L. Armour and Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich
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Published online 02 July 2012
Walking patterns in pregnancy 
Frances M. Doran and Nellie A. Buckley
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Published online 22 June 2012
‘This is a forever project’: supporting lifestyle changes in a regional Queensland community-based cardiac rehabilitation program 
Wendy Madsen
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Published online 21 June 2012
The Teamwork Study: enhancing the role of non-GP staff in chronic disease management in general practice 
D. A. Black, J. Taggart, U. W. Jayasinghe, J. Proudfoot, P. Crookes, J. Beilby, G. Powell-Davis, L. A. Wilson, M. F. Harris and the Teamwork Research Team
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Volume 19 Number 2 2013

   
 
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Editorial Issue 2 2013: Examining current practices 
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Elizabeth Kalucy OAM
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Being a botanist and a gardener: using diagnostic frameworks in general practice patients with medically unexplained symptoms 
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Louise Stone
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Perceptions of barriers to discussing and testing for sexually transmitted infections in a convenience sample of general practice patients 
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Joanne R. Baker, Diane E. Arnold-Reed, Tom Brett, Dana A. Hince, Ilse O'Ferrall and Max K. Bulsara
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Experiences of general practices with a participatory pay-for-performance program: a qualitative study in primary care 
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Kirsten Kirschner, Jozé Braspenning, J. E. Annelies Jacobs and Richard Grol
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Impacts and outcomes of diabetes care in a high risk remote Indigenous community over time: implications for practice 
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Malcolm P. Forbes, James Ling, Sam Jones and Robyn McDermott
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander utilisation of the Quitline service for smoking cessation in South Australia 
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Suzanne Cosh, Lauren Maksimovic, Kerry Ettridge, David Copley and Jacqueline A. Bowden
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Associations between family history of cardiovascular disease, knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviours 
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Rishi Sud, Bapti Roy, Jonathan Emerson and Annemarie Hennessy
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Consideration of gender in diagnosis and management of blood-borne viruses: the case of hepatitis C 
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Anna Olsen, Meredith Temple-Smith and Cathy Banwell
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From state care to self-care: cancer screening behaviours among Russian-speaking Australian women 
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Victoria Team, Lenore H. Manderson and Milica Markovic
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'Talk to us like we're people, not an X-ray': the experience of receiving care for chronic pain 
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Mandy Nielsen, Michele Foster, Paul Henman and Jenny Strong
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Multimorbidity is associated with higher out-of-pocket spending: a study of older Australians with multiple chronic conditions 
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Ian McRae, Laurann Yen, Yun-Hee Jeon, Pushpani M. Herath and Beverley Essue
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Outcomes and opportunities: a nurse-led model of chronic disease management in Australian general practice 
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Diann S. Eley, Elizabeth Patterson, Jacqui Young, Paul P. Fahey, Chris B. Del Mar, Desley G. Hegney, Robyn L. Synnott, Rosemary Mahomed, Peter G. Baker and Paul A. Scuffham
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Feasibility and acceptability of nurse-led youth clinics in Australian general practice 
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Kelsey Hegarty, Rhian Parker, Danielle Newton, Laura Forrest, Janelle Seymour and Lena Sanci
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Using information and communication technologies to consult with patients in Victorian primary care: the views of general practitioners 
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Lisa Hanna and Karen Fairhurst
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Attitudes of primary health care physician managers toward research: a pre-experimental study 
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Saulat Jahan and Basem Henary
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These articles have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication. They are still in production and have not been edited, so may differ from the final published form.

    PY13025  Accepted 02 June 2013
    A feasibility study of a self-guided CBT internet intervention for cancer carers
    Karen Scott, Lisa Beatty
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    PY13021  Accepted 19 May 2013
    Attendance and weight and waist circumference outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes receiving Medicare subsidised dietetic services
    Lisa Spencer, Marie-Claire O'Shea, Lauren Ball, Ben Desbrow, Michael Leveritt
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    PY13001  Accepted 19 May 2013
    Changes to sexual and intimate relationships in the postnatal period: women's experiences with health professionals
    Hannah Woolhouse, Ellie McDonald, Stephanie Brown
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    PY12117  Accepted 23 April 2013
    Identifying culturally appropriate strategies for coronary heart disease secondary prevention in a regional Aboriginal Medical Service
    Dhruv Govil, Ivan Lin, Tony Dodd, Rhonda Cox, Penny Moss, Sandra Thompson, Andrew Maiorana
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1. Published 6 September 2010
Preparing nurses for primary health care futures: how well do Australian nursing courses perform?

Helen Keleher, Rhian Parker and Karen Francis

2. Published 7 June 2011
Culturally and linguistically diverse peoples' knowledge of accessibility and utilisation of health services: exploring the need for improvement in health service delivery

Saras Henderson and Elizabeth Kendall

3. Published 24 November 2011
Are the national preventive health initiatives likely to reduce health inequities?

Fran Baum and Matthew Fisher

4. Published 6 September 2010
Family food work: lessons learned from urban Aboriginal women about nutrition promotion

Wendy Foley

5. Published 3 December 2010
Engaging primary health care workers in drug and alcohol and mental health interventions: challenges for service delivery in rural and remote Australia

Julaine Allan

6. Published 24 November 2011
Beyond the rhetoric: how can non-government organisations contribute to reducing health disparities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

Lisa Wood, Trevor Shilton, Lyn Dimer, Julie Smith and Timothy Leahy

7. Published 24 November 2011
Primary health care and equity: the case of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex Australians

Gabi Rosenstreich, Jude Comfort and Paul Martin

8. Published 24 November 2011
Reaching those with the greatest need: how Australian primary health care service managers, practitioners and funders understand and respond to health inequity

Toby Freeman, Fran Baum, Angela Lawless, Gwyn Jolley, Ronald Labonte, Michael Bentley and John Boffa

9. Published 29 February 2012
Supporting chronic disease self-management: translating policies and principles into clinical practice

Rosemary Higgins, Barbara Murphy, Marian Worcester and Angela Daffey

10. Published 24 November 2011
Exploring discourses of equity, social justice and social determinants in Australian health care policy and planning documents

Janette Young and Richard McGrath

11. Published 6 May 2013
Outcomes and opportunities: a nurse-led model of chronic disease management in Australian general practice

Diann S. Eley, Elizabeth Patterson, Jacqui Young, Paul P. Fahey, Chris B. Del Mar, Desley G. Hegney, Robyn L. Synnott, Rosemary Mahomed, Peter G. Baker and Paul A. Scuffham

12. Published 12 November 2012
What factors contribute most to the retention of general practitioners in rural and remote areas?

Deborah J. Russell, Matthew R. McGrail, John S. Humphreys and John Wakerman

13. Published 16 March 2011
Enhancing palliative care in rural Australia: the residential aged care setting

Geoffrey Mitchell, Caroline Nicholson, Keith McDonald and Anne Bucetti

14. Published 16 March 2011
Childhood obesity: how do Australian general practitioners feel about managing this growing health problem?

Erin McMeniman, Romayne Moore, Michael Yelland and Rod McClure

15. Published 6 September 2010
Nurse–patient encounters in general practice: patterns in general practitioner involvement and use of nurse-specific Medicare items

Catherine M. Joyce and Leon Piterman

16. Published 29 February 2012
Health home visiting for vulnerable families: what has occurred and what is yet to arrive?

Joanne M. Stubbs and Helen M. Achat

17. Published 24 November 2011
Population health planning for health equity

Helen Keleher

18. Published 3 December 2010
Equity of access in the spatial distribution of GPs within an Australian metropolitan city

Leigh S. Roeger, Richard L. Reed and Bradley P. Smith

19. Published 7 June 2011
National Health and Hospital Reform Commission final report and patient-centred suggestions for reform

Tanisha Jowsey, Laurann Yen, Robert Wells and Stephen Leeder

20. Published 16 March 2011
Physician's assistants: a workforce solution for Australia?

Linda Kurti, Susan Rudland, Rebecca Wilkinson, Dawn DeWitt and Catherine Zhang


      
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