Effects of the Medicare enhanced primary care program on primary care physician contact in the population of older Western Australians with chronic diseases

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Effects of the Medicare enhanced primary care program on primary care physician contact in the population of older Western Australians with chronic diseases

Objective. Assess uptake of Medicare’s enhanced primary care (EPC) services in Western Australia (WA) in 2001 to 2006, evaluating effect of EPC services on the regularity of contact with general practitioners (GPs) in patients aged 65+ years. Method. Whole-population cohort study using linked routin...

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Main Authors:	Gibson, D., Moorin, Rachael, Preen, D., Emery, J., Holman, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	CSIRO Publishing 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34292

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