Partnership approaches, regional structures and primary health care reform

Primary Health Care Research and Information Service is funded by the Primary and Ambulatory Care Division of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. I would like to thank my colleagues Ellen McIntyre, Ann-Louise Hordacre and Sara Howard for their suggestions and Louise Baird for her assistance in preparing the paper. The paper has been strengthened by the constructive suggestions of the reviewers.

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