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released: 21 Apr 1999 media release

Describes the methods adopted in the national BEACH program and provides an overview of the results of the first six months data collection.

ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN 978 0 642 39576 4; Cat. no. GEP 1; 40pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Bettering the evaluation and care of health: a study of general practice activity

General practice series no. 1

Full publication (896K PDF)

  • Preliminary material (22K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Foreword
    • List of tables
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapters
    • Background (19K PDF)
      • Australian general practice data
      • BEACH: Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health
    • Method (34K PDF)
      • Summary
      • Data elements
      • The GP sample
      • Data collection
      • Data entry and classification
      • Statistical methods
      • Limitations of BEACH
      • Data output
      • Interim sampling results
    • Interim summary of results (34K PDF)
      • The participating general practitioners
      • Encounters
    • Discussion (15K PDF)
      • Access to the BEACH data
      • Conclusion
  • End matter

Recommended citation

Britt H, Sayer GP, Miller GC, Charles J, Scahill S, Horn F & Bhasale A 1999. Bettering the evaluation and care of health: a study of general practice activity. General Practice Series. Cat. no. GEP 1. Canberra: AIHW.