The contributions of the Australian government in meeting the health needs of Queensland women with physical disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-71

  Tilley, Christine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Government Disability Strategy; Women with physical disabilities; Women's Health Centres; Women's health needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLITICS;

EID: 0034126763     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005429828971     Document Type: Article

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