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The people principle in Australian health care

Gavin H Mooney
Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01956.x
Published online: 4 August 2008

As we are dealing with the people’s health, the people’s voice needs to drive the principles underpinning our health care system

Key propositions


  • Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA.


Correspondence: G.Mooney@curtin.edu.au

Competing interests:

None identified.

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