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This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to health services and health care policy in Australia. It explains what governments have done and what they can do about shaping Australia’s health care system.

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© 1989 George R. Palmer and Stephanie D. Short

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Palmer, G.R., Short, S.D. (1989). Introduction. In: Health Care & Public Policy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11092-6_1

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