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Understanding the Australian Health Care System, 1st Edition

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By Helen Keleher, BA MA PHD FPHAA and Louise Reynolds
The text provides an overview of the Australian Health Care System at a level suitable for 1st year undergraduate students. It describes the ‘architecture’ of the system and its key components (public hospital sector, private hospital and health ...view more
The text provides an overview of the Australian Health Care System at a level suitable for 1st year undergraduate students. It describes the ‘architecture’ of the system and its key components (public hospital sector, private hospital and health insurance, GPs and primary care, community health, public health), some of the things that shape the system and introduces key concepts that underpin it such as the idea of the welfare state or a universal health system.
ISBN :
9780729578615
Publication Date :
01-05-2009
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The text provides an overview of the Australian Health Care System at a level suitable for 1st year undergraduate students. It describes the ‘architecture’ of the system and its key components (public hospital sector, private hospital and health insurance, GPs and primary care, community health, public health), some of the things that shape the system and introduces key concepts that underpin it such as the idea of the welfare state or a universal health system.

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By Helen Keleher, BA MA PHD FPHAA, Adjunct Professor, Monash University, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne and Louise Reynolds