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Community participation in rural primary health care: intervention or approach?

Robyn Preston A , Hilary Waugh A , Sarah Larkins A C and Judy Taylor A B
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A School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Douglas, Qld 4811, Australia.

B Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, University of South Australia and University of Adelaide, Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla-Norrie, SA 5608, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: sarah.larkins@jcu.edu.au

Australian Journal of Primary Health 16(1) 4-16 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY09053
Published: 17 March 2010



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