Reducing indigenous mortality in Australia: Lessons from other countries

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 528-533

  Ring, Ian T ^a   Firman, David ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032539024     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123400.x     Document Type: Article

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