Communication between hospitals and isolated Aboriginal community health clinics

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 204-206

  Mackenzie, Grant ^a,b   Currie, Bart J ^c  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; RELIABILITY; STAFF; TIME;

EID: 0032813259     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01237.x     Document Type: Article

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