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Australian Journal of Primary Health Australian Journal of Primary Health Society
The issues influencing community health services and primary health care
EDITORIAL

Primary health care in an ageing society

Hal Swerissen A and Virginia Lewis A B
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A La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: v.lewis@latrobe.edu.au

Australian Journal of Primary Health 27(3) i-ii https://doi.org/10.1071/PYv27n3_ED
Published: 28 June 2021


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