Nurse-led remote primary healthcare service
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Nurse-led remote primary healthcare service.
Remote Australia, including areas classified as remote and very remote, accounts for 86% of Australia’s land mass but only 3% of the population. Health care provided to this population is delivered through a number of models and configurations but predominantly provided by remote area nurses. The scope, quantity and diversity of the health care is not well described and for the most part is ane...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rural and Remote Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1445-6354
DOI: 10.22605/rrh3635